Delicious Abuse

Don’t let the title fool you. There’s nothing delicious about the abuse of animal and as a partial observer to animal rights protests I was shocked to find the extent of which animal abuse occurs–right in my own bucket of chicken. My journey of discovery into the rights of animals had a profound effect on me from the word go with the realisation that nobody’s hands are clean–even the colonel himself has alot to answer for.

  I am a keen eater of meat, but as such do not enjoy the thought of my food dying a slow and rather painful death in what appears to be a type of ghetto designed for livestock. Chickens that are killed by Kentucky Fried Chicken are usually escaping a nightmare when they finally meet the deep fryer as by the time they do their legs are most likely to be crushed, their wings are probably broken–all due to the small confines of their cage.

  However, it appears that perhaps the environment that they are contained in are they only threat to chickens. Undercover reports from PETA-associated Kentucky Fried Cruelty (www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com) has reports and allegations that links the fast-food giants employees with systematic abuse of their livestock. Reportedly, chickens have had their faces spray painted, have had their necks stomped on and in one reported instance, tabacco being spat in their eyes–all due to the process in which the chickens are handled, without safeguards and consideration to their own comfort.

  So, the next time someone asks you to give the colonel a slice of your income, why not spit in his eye? Although I’m sure he’ll be fine–he’s not confined to a cage smaller than the average chicken.