Great work! I'm sure everyone on the planet will now stop eating chicken just because someone desacrated an entire graveyard.

Posted by: Maya, CVT | January 11, 2008 01:47 PM

this is amazing. i think it's a disrespectful, but at the same time, so is his company. maybe instead of disrespecting the man, we should work harder to boycot the company.

Posted by: susan | January 11, 2008 01:59 PM

Ok, Wait Matt...
Before your time comes I hope it will spell "VICTORY" all in bright colors!!

Posted by: Carla | January 11, 2008 02:11 PM

Um, that's a dumb idea, PETA. No matter how much we hate the Colonel, it doesn't seem right to bring animal rights debates (or ANY debates) to a graveyard.

Sorry, but I'm not liking this one.

Posted by: Canaduck | January 11, 2008 02:25 PM

Maya, you seem to be more concerned about the "feelings" of selfish people and criminals than you do about animal cruelty.

What exactly do YOU do for animals?

Posted by: kelly | January 11, 2008 02:34 PM

I shudder to think of where the animals would be if we were all so afraid of "offending" others.

Posted by: kelly | January 11, 2008 03:13 PM

Hey Jack...I live in Louisville and I have noticed that we now have a building with a TV in the window, running PETA videos. Is that a campaign headquarters? If so, I would love to be involved!!

Posted by: Becca | January 11, 2008 03:46 PM

This is a great idea of a courageous personality - I shall do one for myself also!

Posted by: Gianni Falcone | January 11, 2008 04:13 PM

This guy is nuts. Get him some therapy.

Posted by: Joe | January 11, 2008 04:23 PM

This is so kick ass! Well done.................!

Posted by: John Carmody | January 11, 2008 04:23 PM

I'm not sure how effective this actually is. Everyone I have talked to about it thought it was funny, and not in an educational or awareness-raising way. Wouldn't it be more effective to have an inscription that doesn't use a childish style of poetry--spelling out words with the first letters of the lines? That's the sort of thing written in grade school. It just seems to read as a joke to all but the few who already agree with Prescott and know who he is and what he does.

Tourists (if that many tourists go to a graveyard in Louisville) are likely to look at both graves but not see any deep meaning or find any real facts in the little poem.

Posted by: Ashes | January 11, 2008 04:26 PM

I'm not sure how effective this actually is. Everyone I have talked to about it thought it was funny, and not in an educational or awareness-raising way. Wouldn't it be more effective to have an inscription that doesn't use a childish style of poetry--spelling out words with the first letters of the lines? That's the sort of thing written in grade school. It just seems to read as a joke to all but the few who already agree with Prescott and know who he is and what he does.

Tourists (if that many tourists go to a graveyard in Louisville) are likely to look at both graves but not see any deep meaning or find any real facts in the little poem.

Posted by: Ashes | January 11, 2008 04:27 PM

It's really disgusting that you would put something up like this next to someone's burial plot. His family is going to visit him there and remember him as a PERSON and family member. Sure, you're allowed to not agree with KFC and their point of view, but they don't agree with yours either. You dont' see them putting up plots to cheapen any of your member's memory. Your cause might get taken more seriously if you would learn some tact and dignity.

Posted by: Bill | January 11, 2008 04:55 PM

This is low, even for PETA (not that I have ever held you in high regard). Wearing a chicken suit in a protest march in one thing, desecrating a graveyard is another.

How does it feel to not have a soul?

Posted by: Michael | January 11, 2008 05:00 PM

Hi Kelly!

Well, let's see. I cared for horses at two stables from when I was 4 until I was 16. Then in college and after I worked at several animal shelters, and was also trained to rehabilitate wildlife.

Then I became certified as a veterinary nurse and worked at that for about 5 years until I decided to go to grad school and get a master's degree in conservation biolgy.

I opened up a private cat shelter and I petsit for an elderly woman.

So by conservative estimates I've probably saved a few thousand animal lives, directly. Thanks for asking!

What do you do for a living, Kelly?

Posted by: Maya, CVT | January 11, 2008 05:01 PM

I'm not too happy about this one. It's tacky. KFC is in the wrong and it's right to publicize that, but Colonel Sanders grave? It's not going to affect HIM at all, but it could well hurt his family, and for what? Better to picket every KFC in the nation because THAT produces results.

Posted by: Susannah S | January 11, 2008 05:09 PM

This isn't supposed to bring educational awareness in the same way that a piece of literature would. This is just meant to bring awareness. Period.

You have to admit, it's different. Different gets attention.

This is meant to just provide an opening for what should become an educational conversation regarding KFC's cruelty. (Did you hear what Peta did today...)

Having this on a grave doesn't bother me one bit.

The way I see it is this. That stone is not determining a person's status in the afterlife. Neither is it causing any people that have died any discomfort. It's your stone, put on it what you want.

What does offend me is a person that died for reasons like being a druggie or an alcoholic yet he gets sweet poetic words on their stone. Or whatever criminal may be burried there and again, there are sweet poetic words on his stone. Personally, THAT seems more disturbing than somone's truths and passions etched on a stone.

This gave me an idea! When I die, I'll make sure there is something on my stone regarding animal cruelty. Being against animal cruelty has defined so much of my life and so much of my person, there is no reason why I shouln't have something on there regarding that.

Thanks for the idea!

Posted by: Jaclyn | January 11, 2008 05:18 PM

This is absolutely ridiculous! I don't agree with KFC's practices, but I seriously doubt that Colonel Sanders had planned on the company taking the turn that it did. How is it okay to desecrate a man's grave to get a point across? Not to mention the disrespect this shows for his family and the families of other REAL deceased PEOPLE buried in Cave Hill! I am all for animal rights but this is why this organization has made a reputation for itself of being made up of a bunch of lunatics!!!!!

Posted by: Lauren | January 11, 2008 05:21 PM

Becca,

Hi! My name is Lindsay Rajt and I head up our KFC Cruelty campaign and live here in Louisville. That is indeed our new KFC Cruelty Campaign HQ you saw on Bardstown Road and I'd love to get you in the loop for local actions!

There's a movie screening happening this Sunday at Ray's Monkeyhouse on Bardstown Road at 7:30 PM (Earthlings.) Please e-mail me and I'll get you on the e-mail list for all upcoming events and protests.

Thanks for all you do for animals!

Lindsay

Posted by: Lindsay Rajt | January 11, 2008 05:27 PM

This is absolutely ridiculous! I don't agree with KFC's practices, but I seriously doubt that Colonel Sanders had planned on the company taking the turn that it did. How is it okay to desecrate a man's grave to get a point across? Not to mention the disrespect this shows for his family and the families of other REAL deceased PEOPLE buried in Cave Hill! I am all for animal rights but this is why this organization has made a reputation for itself of being made up of a bunch of lunatics!!!!!

Posted by: pulpchick | January 11, 2008 05:28 PM

kelly: i completely agree with you! animals are more important than some sentimentalities concerning graveyards! torturing an animal to death is worse than anything else! there are people on this blog which i doubt if they really are for animal protection or just distracting the people - as for example welcoming antibloggers for 'enlightening' discussions!
and to Michael i want to ask: how does it feel not to have a soul? people who are insensitive towards animal cruelty have no soul! on graveyards are just dead people but in slaughterhouses are living animals which are tortured to death and this is really tragic! stop to put the things on their head - you sound like my ex-priest who once told me that it is more important to be catholic than protecting animals! in what kind of a feeling world do such people live? i think they have already their graveyard in their lifes!

Posted by: little big woman | January 11, 2008 06:15 PM

Kelly and Maya

Both of you do wonderful work for animals. You may both disagree on the graveyard issue but that's alright. The animals need you both, that really is the issue.

Posted by: Ana | January 11, 2008 06:17 PM

PETA: This is just wrong, period! Obviously, you feel Jesus is wrong for providing the fish to thousands. Well, get a LIFE!

You have your opinions, fine. Stay legal. Desecrating a grave site for this 'cause' is beyond moronic. Add to that the idiot letter from your VP to have the prisoner in TX eat only veggie meals. That is torture in and of itself. How absurd is this group 'PETA".

People
Eating
Tasty
Animals

Posted by: Robert Manery | January 11, 2008 06:25 PM

Dear PETA and Matthew Prescott,

As a citizen of the city of Louisville and an admirer of the beatiful grounds of Cave Hill cemetery where several special people from my family and friends have been laid to rest, I am disgusted by your lack of respect. The families who spend thousands of dollars to keep the grounds where their loved ones are buried have a right to peaceful and beautiful scenery, free from your propaganda. While I do not support animal cruelty, I also do not support gross disrespect for human beings or their memory.

Keep doing your work, just please have some respect. That crossed the line.

Posted by: Hollis | January 11, 2008 06:31 PM

Wow, Kelly. I've never been completely owned like that before. How does it feel? And to clear things up for you, CVT stands for Certified Veterinary Technician, meaning someone who cares for sick and wounded animals.

Posted by: Kelly got PWNED | January 11, 2008 07:04 PM

Maya,
What wonderful credentials you have! We all can learn from your great knowledge and wisdom...
Thank You...

Posted by: Holly | January 11, 2008 07:33 PM

this has to be one of the most ridiculous ideas i've ever heard... how would you like it if i went to your grave and placed a gravestone making fun of the company you worked for... this is one of the most disrespectful things i have ever seen... its one thing to protest its another to desecrate...

Posted by: Nefarian | January 11, 2008 07:36 PM

I like it.

I wouldn't worry about PeTA's soul, Michael.

I'm sure God thinks a little higher of PeTa than KFC.

Jesus was a meat eater? Let me propose something...If I'm vegan, wouldn't that make me even more compassionate than JC? Rubbish. What naysayers propose is this..The most compassionate being who (supposedly) ever lived, liked to kick back once in a while with a rack of lamb on the BBQ. Give me a break! Utter BS.

Face it people, the myth of JC and all other religious icons has been made up as it went along.

Posted by: James | January 11, 2008 08:23 PM

I agree kelly.

Colonel Sanders was a cruel man.

Posted by: K | January 11, 2008 08:29 PM

u people need to realize that keeping the population of animals down keeps the dieases down

Posted by: mikey | January 11, 2008 08:33 PM

hmm, charming vertical letters to put on a tombstone right? :/

Posted by: Caboose | January 11, 2008 08:44 PM

Michael, everyone here has a soul...and you know what?

So did all those chickens that were tortured and slaughtered , and continue to be tortured and slaughtered by KFC suppliers...

:(

Posted by: Tamara | January 11, 2008 09:03 PM

Maya, the people I work with don't petsit, or help a veterinarian who only treats the pets of people who are able to afford high fees.

We deal with animals that have been abandoned, hurt, maimed, neglected, starved, beaten EVERY SINGLE DAY

Which is why it is more than a little difficult to read the persistent postings of someone who seems to care more for the "feelings" of animal abusers and criminals.

Which is exactly what these abusers and criminals want people to be doing, so they can keep on doing what they are doing.

Posted by: kelly | January 11, 2008 11:10 PM

And I would love to see video of a 4 year old taking care of horses at two stables. That would make YouTube history:)

Posted by: kelly | January 11, 2008 11:12 PM

I think this is the ultimate statement! Great work.

Posted by: Reality | January 12, 2008 12:12 AM

Although I believe in fighting for animal cruelty, etc. When hearing this story on the news I was deeply saddened that PETA went as far as to place this in a cemetery. There are other ways to protest. We do not need to be placing things like this in an area where people go to mourn the dead. This is a low and disrespectful way of trying to seek justice.

Posted by: Melissa | January 12, 2008 12:56 AM

I don't understand why people are so upset over this. The inhabitants of the graveyard are dead and I, personally, never favor the dead (humans) over the living (animals). If living visitors are offended, maybe they will think twice about how they treat other beings on the planet while contemplating their own mortality.

Posted by: Antigone1000 | January 12, 2008 03:18 AM

Maybe this idiot will fill the cavity sooner rather than later. You people really need serious help. Get it.

Posted by: joe | January 12, 2008 06:32 AM

I think this is incredible, grave yard or not, the people against it need to walk into a barn filled with chickens and smell the smell they do 24 hours a day, then they need to be starved for a week and then hung upside down while watching the blade come and slit their throat and then to be dropped into a boiling vat of water still alive. Maybe then they will have a little compassion for the animal and not the company who does this to the animals. Great Job!

Posted by: Cynthia A. Smith | January 12, 2008 09:27 AM

I do not see what is wrong with this.

As others have said above, people should be more outraged about how the BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF LIVING chickens are being treated than how offended Colonel Sanders' family members and other gravesite visitors might feel.

I think that it makes people upset and uncomfortable because they want to remain ignorant, so they can continue to eat meat guilt-free.

The people who are standing up for animals DO have a life (that's for you Robert Manery - and you are not at all clever with your overused and unoriginal alternate version of what the acronym "PETA" could stand for), and they are trying to protect the lives of their fellow earthlings.

People should be horrified as to what is happening to earth's non-human animals and should do something about it, rather than getting upset about what is written on a gravestone.

Posted by: Michele | January 12, 2008 11:44 AM

First of all: for the thousandth time: the word 'fish' in the bible has a symbolical meaning and the twelve baskets of 'fish' and 'bread' mean the twelve tribes of Israel! Jesus wasn't a fish seller doing cheap magical tricks like making appear or disappear things or bilocation or all that bogus and it was exactly the idiots of that time who told around such shit who made him end on the cross!!! 'bread' and 'fish' are words for human qualities - like this you still can find the expression in some parts of Italy: questa persona è un pezzo di pane! This person is a piece of bread - that means 'a good person'! 'Stone' means a bad person, so when the babtist said: from all these stones God can make sons of Abraham! 'hagar' the mother of ismael means 'stone' - hagar in arabic - but later on out of that 'stone' came 'water' when she found the well 'sem-sem' and the 'stone' became a 'precious stone' giving life to a new people.......and so on! i would say this here is not a lesson in holy scriptures but there are sooooooo stupid people on-here that certain things have to be explained again and again and second i would ad that even if this PETA's action represents some provocation to some people they did a good job! sometimes only shocking people can wake them up - sooner or later! because we are also shocked by those who are killing and eating animals and they don't give a fuck! so why they are always quickly ready in accusing PETA of a fauxpas when they are committing it in continuation! there are not just animal killers and meat eaters in this world - even if they are maybe the majority - for the time being! but there shall come another time one day and they shall see that during the whole history all the great thinkers and personalities were on the same side as PETA! so i say: go PETA and i'm with you!

Posted by: Don Quijote | January 12, 2008 12:04 PM

Hi Kelly!

I'm not sure why you've become obsessed with me. Although I'm flattered, I think you are doing a disservice because your personal attacks on me really distract from PETA's mission, which is to help animals.

In any case, I feel that the only way to end your obsession with me is not respond to you.

Peace, Kelly!

Posted by: Maya, C.V.T. | January 12, 2008 12:26 PM

I APPLAUD:

KELLY
LITTLE BIG WOMAN
K
TAMARA
LINDSAY RAJT
JOHN CARMODY
CARLA

YOU PEOPLE ARE RIGHT ON AND THE BEST!

Posted by: CHEERS! | January 12, 2008 12:28 PM

Hi Ana! Hi Holly!

Thank you so much. You both are seriously two of the kindest people I've ever met. And I agree, as long as people are caring for animals, that is what's important. Many, many blessings to you!

To: kelly got PWNED - ;) Thanks, you rock! (Finally, someone who can read! LOL)

Posted by: Maya, C.V.T. | January 12, 2008 12:31 PM

living animals are more important than dead people and how many dead people are outthere on that graveyard who were unloved by other people - so to the antibloggers i'm telling this: instead of loosing more time on this blog and insulting PETA: go out and care about the living people - give them some love - not when they are on the graveyard - that's too late! and criticism is easy but it's far more difficult to make it better! so what are you waiting for? there are millions of starving people outthere waiting for some signs of love and unterstanding - go to do your job!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: highland | January 12, 2008 02:04 PM

Matthew Prescott: I love you - may GOD grant you a long blessed life! You are a really enlightened person and the words on that stone are full of love und feelings for all the living beings - not just some egoistic memories of some single relatives vanishing into a dark future! you instead are a bright shining light! this is not at all a desacration as some egoistic individuals are pretending but an inspiration for us all and for a better future for all living beings!

Posted by: Minotauros | January 12, 2008 02:12 PM

Kelly & Maya,

Kelly ~ People are going to disagree with things its part of who we are...it is what makes us work as whole..if we agreed with each other 100% of the time what a boring world this would really be..plus we would lack the ability to learn from others for we would always agree so there would be no chance for new or needed ideas.

Maya~ I can see where you felt you had to defend yourself for this was an attack on your convictions for animals, but lets not pull the what do you do for a living into it even though your devotion to living your life for animals is well respected by all...keep in mind that a homeless person can have just as much influence on the well being of an animal as anyone.. I know plenty of people that have careers that have nothing to do with animals, but do excellent work for them outside of their 9-5 jobs.

I think both of you have added excellent comments on this forum, and the animals need both of you....Animals can never have enough voices working for them. We are all headed toward the same goal so lets not turn on each other there is enough of that on the other side of the fence.

Posted by: Dana | January 12, 2008 05:22 PM

Dear Maya, Very positive responses, given with Great kindness, respect and wisdom.
Very Good,
Thank You Maya

It is true that we are working for the same cause in our own way.
Peace and Respect to all,
Holly

Posted by: Holly | January 12, 2008 05:52 PM

Kelly: I agree with you 100%. I think it is ridiculous to back down on your position because it might offend someone. That is the main reason I support PETA over any of the animal welfare groups. Unfortunately, some people need to be offended or shamed into doing the right thing. If PETA's tactics save animals lives, I consider them to be successful.

Posted by: antigone1000 | January 12, 2008 06:16 PM

Jaclyn: Right on! I don't understand how this is "low" or "disrespectful". It's to bring awareness and I don't see the big deal just because it's in a cemetery.

(Aww thanks "CHEERS!"!!! :D)

Posted by: K | January 12, 2008 06:18 PM

I read in the US News and World Report that the super of the cemetary has promised to remove the marker. We should all send emails and letters. The site was paid for and it belongs to the owner.

Posted by: Maggy Jones | January 12, 2008 08:56 PM

This is the only way to pressurize KFC to STOP torturing chickens! Great work PETA!

Posted by: Niranjan | January 12, 2008 10:12 PM

Way to go Matt! Whatever it takes.

Posted by: carol tuskan | January 12, 2008 11:57 PM

Just so that you know, fish in scripture means fish, the food. Jesus ate fish with his disciples more than once. When you consider that he was Jewish, has most likely had lamb at passover as well. While I respect your right to believe what you will, personal attacks are not only unnecessary, they undermine what you want people to know about who you are!

Posted by: wendy | January 13, 2008 01:00 AM

I love it!!! Makes me want to get a stone instead of being turned into ashes. The stuff I could write on that...that could make cemeteries 'hip' again for new generations that are not so cowardly.
As for the colonel, oh please. How many people did he in with his greasy unhealthy food?

Posted by: Andrea | January 13, 2008 02:26 AM

think the point being missed here is sometimes people on the same team have to agree to disagree when it comes to something as petty as a disagreement over an ad campaign. Just because Maya does not agree with the tactic does not mean that she will or does any less for animals...same can be said for Kelly just because she agree with it does not mean she will or will not do any less for animals or that she does not stand behind her beliefs....guess what I am getting at is this disagreement is not about standing behind your beliefs it is about personal likes & dislikes. This whole thing was posted here for us to comment on our opinion of if we liked it or not so why bash others for not agreeing...Maya did not say oh this sucks so I will not support animals anymore so what is the big deal?

Posted by: Dana | January 13, 2008 10:04 AM

This is appalling. Colonel Sanders was an excellent businessman who deserves to rest in peace. He has nothing to do with what happens at KFC anymore you morons. Just for this, I'm gonna eat at KFC every day of next week.

Posted by: James | January 13, 2008 11:27 AM

Dana what eloquent comments. I've always liked the way you expressed your views, always nicely said.

I did mention my profession only because Kelly asked me what I do for animals. Aside from being a vegetarian, most of my time helping animals has been as a shelter worker / vet nurse / wildlife person. If she had not asked, I would not have bothered.

However, I have all the respect in the world for anyone who helps animals, in fact without non-worker animals folks, the animals would sink very rapidly indeed.

She probably does not beleive it, but I have all the respect in the world for Kelly and I am very thankful for all of her rescue work.

As you said, it would be very boring if we always agreed with each other! What would we accomplish then? ;)

Posted by: Maya, C.V.T. | January 13, 2008 11:35 AM

Once again, I respectfully disagree with PETA's actions.

Here's the problem: it's not the dead people that will be upset, it's the people visiting the gravesites of their loved ones who will be.

Each person grieves in a unique way. Some people don't want to see an angry protest message in the cemetary. What if some kind person's loved one is buried next to PETA's fake tombstone?

This may be hard for many people to understand, but there is an unspoken type of sacredness some people feel about graveyards, and when people who are mourning and devestated about the loss of a loved one, something like PETA's fake tombstone can make a dark day seem even darker.

On top of that, this action is just an invitation for any organization under the sun to do the same. Pretty soon the graveyard could be riddled with fake tombstones. Not good.

Have some respect, PETA. There are a million and one ways to get your message across.

Some things should remain sacred. I'm sure if anyone buried their beloved pet and made a special symbol or marker for it, they know what I mean.

Posted by: Maya, C.V.T. | January 13, 2008 11:51 AM

As always, you people take your so called righteousness to a new LOW level. I simply can't believe you would disrespect a cemetary.

Posted by: Kevin | January 13, 2008 12:29 PM

A friend just sent me a picture of chicknens hanging upside down with blood dripping from them and they were still alive.
She sent the picture from Care 2.
It was horrific, the worst.
I say do whatever it takes.
I stand with you on this.
Judith

Posted by: Judith, Freedom Fighter for Animals | January 13, 2008 12:30 PM

I agree with Michele, Minotarus,& antigone1000: 100% perfectly stated!

Constant condemnation of tactics by members can only serve to weaken Peta with much delight to Peta opposers. Sometimes I wonder who are the actual supporters and who are the opposers!

Peta's success depends on firmly objective activists like Matt Prescott who are daring and inspirational.

Matt and the demo activists give their all. I give them all thanks and the credit that they deserve.

I give immense credit to Kelly who also goes above and beyond as she cares for animals in the most heartbreaking situations.

Michele, Minotarus, antigone1000, Kelly, the demos,& Matt Prescott have the types of insight and inner strength that makes Peta so successful!

Posted by: Angela | January 13, 2008 12:47 PM

Why wood anyone do that to any animalsand hert them. I will not go to KFC any more!

Posted by: colleen | January 13, 2008 01:55 PM

I can't say I don;t think what peta is doing isN't right and that kfc isn't in the wrong
but peta has no right to disrupt a grave and tell people their religous belliefs are wrong!!! so don't go telling people that just because your vegan doesn't Mean your better thaN jesus people back then didn't exactly know what a vegie burger is!!!!!!!!

Posted by: upeoplefreakMeoout | January 13, 2008 01:57 PM

Why would people do that to chicken. that is mean .{IAM NOT EATING CHICKEN ANY MORE.}

Posted by: colleen | January 13, 2008 02:02 PM

wendy

Your comments about the fish symbol and Jesus eating lamb are not only incorrect but inaccurate. Don Quijote explained some of it very well. The "fish" symbol is from the Greek and it does not refer to aquatic animals; that symbol also was translated various times all the way back to the language that Jesus spoke when he walked on this earth. Jesus is represented as a lamb because these lovely creatures are both docile and sweet. Please do ample research before you write such utter inadequacies and nonsense. The Romans enjoyed torturing and killing both humans and non-humans and hence the latin is when the last translation takes place. Ancient Rome is not a period in history that I look upon with kindness. These translators tried to make Jesus fit in with their excesses, and certainly reflective of such a violent and barbaric age and people. Constantine was no altar boy.

Michele and Dana

Well said I agree with both of your comments. My concern is always for the living billions of animals that are suffering and being tortured and killed as I write this comment.

PWNED
That was really a silly comment you wrote to Kelly. I have taught high school and that is something they would have said. Be respectful. Both Maya and Kelly can disagree and still be very important advocates for animals. Save your insults for animal abusers/users/killers.

Maya and Kelly

Ladies, you are both bigger than this. Both of you are very passionate about what you do for animals and I applaud you both. I know how difficult it is for all of us to cope with the brutality that our fellow non-human animals endure at the hands of our species. It saddens me that two wonderful advocates are at odds with each other. Yesterday I went to a fur demo and the hostility from the fur wearers and some of the public is just horrible. But AS ANIMAL ADVOCATES WE MUST ENDURE. Anyway, peace to both of you and please continue to fight for animals any way you can.

Posted by: Ana | January 13, 2008 03:04 PM

Hello Maya:

Thanks for your kind words!

Joy!

Posted by: Ana | January 13, 2008 03:10 PM

i can't believe that you are
wasting all this energy and time
on chickens!! OMFG we are in
a very serious situation on
much more important issues
like Mankind!! I do believe PETA
is being paid off by our corrupt
govenment to put irrelivent issues
out there to distract the ignorant
from what is real!!
GET A GRIP!!!
why not use your energy on
something like :
SAVE THE PEOPLE!!!
duh!

Posted by: jobob | January 13, 2008 03:11 PM

First of all, this is not a thread about whether "fish" is really the living kind of "fish" that swims in water or whatever in the Bible. So cut it out.

Next--

"I think it is ridiculous to back down on your position because it might offend someone.That is the main reason I support PETA over any of the animal welfare groups. Unfortunately, some people need to be offended or shamed into doing the right thing. If PETA's tactics save animals lives, I consider them to be successful."--antigone100

Thank You. I needed that.

Posted by: Tamara | January 13, 2008 04:28 PM

I admire anyone who truly believes in something enough to stand up and/or lie down for eternity speaking what he believes. Most of us try not to stand out and look wierd, most of us go along with whatever like a flock of sheep. To all you nay sayers...Since when was fighting aginst cruelty animals become a bad trait?

Posted by: jacqueline | January 13, 2008 11:29 PM

I admire anyone who truly believes in something enough to stand up and/or lie down for eternity speaking what he believes. Most of us try not to stand out and look wierd, most of us go along with whatever like a flock of sheep. To all you nay sayers...Since when was fighting aginst cruelty animals become a bad trait?

Posted by: jacqueline | January 13, 2008 11:29 PM

I find it fascinating that so many people on this blog make so many assumptions about Jesus and God ...

Slightly pretentious I believe, and a little off topic ... I think.

Posted by: Kristina | January 13, 2008 11:59 PM

im soo sick of people saying how "drastic" and "rediculous" we are. i wish everyone who says negative things about us will become a pig in the next life. that way when they are stepped on, stunned gutted alive and covered in their own shit, they will know WHY we do what we do. get over yourselves.

ingrid, run for president... lol

Posted by: peta for president.. | January 14, 2008 02:18 AM

why dont all you animal haters just shut the hell up.untill all animals are treated better,everything PETA does they do for the rights of ALL animals.go home and choke on a chicken sandwich!!

Posted by: LuAnne | January 14, 2008 11:12 AM

How is this even some kind of remote victory for animal rights? It is more of a cheap shot than anything. A lot of people that visit this site needs to flush out their brain housing groups.

Posted by: Johnny | January 14, 2008 12:06 PM

A person has a right to express his views on his tombstone, so if this is what Prescott wants to say, that's his choice. But he did it now, while he's alive and leading a fight against KFC, because he wanted to get attention.

PETA clearly believes that there's no such thing as bad press, but that's simply not true. Because of these stunts, more people are vehemently anti-PETA, and therefore unlikely to ever consider actual facts and information linked to PETA in any way. The people who like these stunts are already believers. So if you get in the news but in a way that permanently puts off the people who hear about it, what have you accomplished, really? I know people who love animals, but the more they hear about stunts from PETA, the less they want to do apart from being good to their own pet. They won't give money, spread literature, etc. because of PETA.

Posted by: Ashes | January 14, 2008 01:44 PM

wendy: jesus didn't have lamb for passover - he was the lamb! on passover he was crucified!

Posted by: nino | January 14, 2008 02:04 PM

This stone is an excellent idea! In this way the living and the dead shall always remember: there are souls gone with the sin!

Posted by: Sven Lund | January 14, 2008 02:06 PM

i love it. it almost makes me want to have a gravestone just so i can put a little reminder of my own on there and shed some light on the cause.

Posted by: marie | January 14, 2008 02:33 PM

Exactly because people are pretending that Jesus ate fish and meat he is not my master: I'm rather following Krishna - his Father - this one for sure is a Vegetarian! but of course: everyone is free to chose his own masters and idols!

Posted by: Mira Bhai | January 14, 2008 03:06 PM

omg the stuff they do to these poor chickens !
wtf !?
why did they ever do anything to you like serioulsy !?
they have a right to live as much as we do.
good job peta !!

Posted by: Caralena | January 14, 2008 03:27 PM

"Just so that you know, fish in scripture means fish, the food. Jesus ate fish with his disciples more than once. When you consider that he was Jewish, has most likely had lamb at passover as well. While I respect your right to believe what you will, personal attacks are not only unnecessary, they undermine what you want people to know about who you are!"

What does this have to do with the torturing of birds by KFC?

did Jesus torture the lambs?
I don't understand what your post has to do with anything.

I believe that this gravestone is a good point, though i don't think that it is necessary.. Did Colonel Sanders torture the chickens himself?
Why is HE the one being disrespected, rather than the company and the people working there?

Why don't we put more effort into starting protests against this sort of thing, if Colonel was alive, and you did this, then maybe it would work, but what does he have to do from the grave?

I think this is a good idea, but not a good plan.

Posted by: dev | January 14, 2008 04:30 PM

I find it interesting to read the comments by readers stating all of the horrid ideas promoted by PETA. Why read about it if you find it disrespectful or stupid? Something is catching your attention, especially if you feel the need to comment!

Posted by: humane | January 14, 2008 08:04 PM

Meat is murder!!!....and murder tastes pretty damn good!

Posted by: jim | January 14, 2008 08:18 PM

let me clear something... kelly ur right 100000000 % percent. maya is just being a show off "I dooo this... and that..." well no1 cares so Shhhh.

Posted by: animalluver | January 14, 2008 10:13 PM

This is Matt's tomb stone right? So he has a right to have whatever he wants on it. I think that it's at least a good point that even after he is gone he wants to send out the message that animal cruelty is not right. It shows his commetment to the cause.

Posted by: Katherine Westbrook | January 15, 2008 12:15 AM

Love it.
I dont think we should worry about offending a few people, when a few billion chickens are tortured by KFC every year.

Someone has to stand up for them, and if not us, then who?

Posted by: Shane | January 15, 2008 03:57 AM

I SAW THIS ON TV!!!! It is so sick what they are doing to those chickens. GO PeTA!

Posted by: Val | January 15, 2008 07:45 AM

I would just like to say that I knew nothing of this until I heard an interview on the radio with a woman named Lyndsey something from PETA. What I did hear disturbed me enough to find a way to voice it. As someone who has lost loved ones, when I go to grieve, the last thing I would want to see is some petty stab at them after they are gone from this earth. Think about his family, think about your own final resting place..I think there are much bigger enemies out there, how about taking a stand against the men and women who abuse our children, beat and/or kill spouses. I may not agree with the way animals are sometimes treated, but are they really more important than the child that is killed that did nothing wrong. I just think that alot of people have their priorities so out of balance. Leave his family and final resting place out of your fight..fight with the people who are actually doing the harm..not a dead "symbol". You can post this or not, I just felt like it needed to be said. I will not be back to this site.

Posted by: kisha | January 15, 2008 08:08 AM

Yeah man this is so kick ass !
good job

Posted by: Caralena | January 15, 2008 11:13 AM

God gave us animals to eat, that is true. He did not give us animals to torture. Read your scriptures and know the meaning before you lecture anyone on them. There is a difference between killing for the purpose of consumption, and torture.

These animals are being tortured. Go watch the videos. If you don't, then you are uninformed and have no right to make any comments here regarding the treatment of the KFC Chickens.

Well done Matt.

Sorry if anyone is offended, and I must admit, it's pretty offensive, but it's a good place to get the message across!

Posted by: Susan | January 15, 2008 11:29 AM

owned.

Posted by: ramen | January 15, 2008 02:20 PM

Personally, I think "The Colonel" would be rolling in his grave if he knew what Yum Brands has done to his company. Profits before anyone/thing.

My family and friends fully support PETA's efforts to boycott KFC, and we've taken that another step further by not supporting any Yum Brand restaurant.

Great job Matt!!!

Posted by: GrayFamily | January 15, 2008 02:52 PM

The boring ad nauseum "god gave us animals to eat" comment. So much noise. If you do believe in God then read the Bible! Genesis states very clearly that God gave man directions on what he should eat: whatever the trees bear will be your food. Blah blah, blah. If you purport to believe in God read the Bible and educate yourself. God does not condone violence; violence is a human activity. Now back to the billions of tortured and violently slaughtered chickens! Their suffering continues because of humans' taste for cadavers.

Posted by: Ana | January 15, 2008 03:59 PM

James,
Colonel Sanders got the ball rolling with his business.
And KFC is what he created.....
COLONEL SANDERS=MURDER
May his soul not rest in peace!

Posted by: Judith, Freedom Fighter for Animals | January 15, 2008 04:14 PM

Ana, as a response to your comment that God does not condone violence, have you read the Bible? The Old Testament, which you referenced in saying what God gave man to eat, contains numerous examples of God not just condoning violence but actually ordering it. In fact, God punished people who didn't kill when ordered to. Both the Old and the New Testaments contain verses about animals being eaten. The Torah contains many scriptures about which animals can be eaten. In the New Testament, God gave Peter a dream about animals that are clean to eat. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with you, I'm just cautioning you that anyone who is against meat and violence can't use the Bible as a source!

Posted by: Ashes | January 15, 2008 04:48 PM

Uhh, I don't think defacing someone's grave is gonig to help with the whole KFC situation :/ honestly, this is just one of the things that gives PETA a bad name, and makes people not want to support them. Do you think someone is gonig to see this grave and stop eating KFC because of it? No, that's no how it works :/ This is just disrespectful and upsetting for family members/relatives.

Posted by: Anonymous | January 15, 2008 08:18 PM

animalluver
And u r 10000000% right. kelly is a real trooper for animals. Maya is a trumpet for Maya~~~~a faker for animals.

Kudos to kelly!
You too Grayfamily, Shane, Judith and all the real people
Good going Matt P.and PETA!

Posted by: Animal lover 2 | January 16, 2008 12:27 AM

Another brilliant and creative way to get your message across. Kudos to you. I can't say that I always agree with PETAs methods, but I always agree with your message. Whenever someone finds out that I'm a member of PETA, they blather on about how much they dislike PETA, blah blah blah. Well, you don't have to like PETA to love animals. And the fact that so many people dislike PETA just means that the word is getting out and the work is getting done. The abolitionists were viewed as fanatics for a long time, and the people opposed to child labor were reviled by the big companies. But these activists persevered and now we look back on slavery and child labors as shameful black marks in our history. Someday, I pray, our vegan ancestors will look back on our treatment of animals as a terrible thing in the past. And if a shocking gravestone or some naked girls outside of a fashion show get us even a little bit closer to that future, then by all means, keep up the good work!

Peace,

Jenni

Posted by: Jenni | January 16, 2008 04:14 AM

I think it takes something as drastic and controversial as this to make people listen, like some else up ther ^^ said, the chickens dont get any respect so why should he.

Im not a vegetarian, i belive that a animal should be treated fairly before it dies, animals were put on earth to eat but not to be tortured. lions dont boil their prey alive before they eat it do they.. so neither should we!

Posted by: Charlotte | January 16, 2008 10:49 AM

I'd have to say this is a spineless demonstration. Where is PETA's conviction behind it's position. If PETA is right why does it have resort to sneaky little tricks?

Posted by: Mark | January 16, 2008 11:03 AM

I guess the eleventh comandment says though shall not kill animals! You keep calling it "torture" because the chickens are killed in a violent manner. Torture implies that the people doing the slaughtering are deriving pleasure from the act for their own enjoyment. Furthermore, the grave yard stunt will do more harm than good. Many of the so called "meat-eaters" are probasbly going to be church going, or God believers at the least. This means they respect the dead and Holy grounds as places of mourning and rememberance, not places of protest and childish stunts. Why couldn't you have put the headstone in front of a KFC, or the corprate headquarters? If you show no respect for others, you can expect the same to visited back on you!

Posted by: Kurt K | January 16, 2008 11:24 AM

Never really cared for KFC (chicken is fatty), but don't much appreciate people who call themselves "americans" and "christians" giving no respect to the dead.

It's the understanding if PITA members hold little regard to the dead and the "right place" to lobby their efforts, then you should all be responsible for protecting yourselves from the treats of terrorists.

It really upsets me that my nephew gave his life in the Navy for people who have no respect for the humans protecting them and hold chickens on a higher standard.

Ya'll can lobby for your "dreams" all you want, but when you bring it into memorials, you've stepped over the line of what seperates Americans from Radical terrorists. And I trust you'll understand when I bolt a toilet seat to your memorials when your time is up.

And BTW, for the freak arguing what Jesus' diet consisted of, well, if you knew anything, it was written he ate everything. But ofcourse, that logical thinking would not fit your agenda.

NOW, give me more red meat and chicken strips!

Posted by: Rob-O | January 16, 2008 06:57 PM

Kelly,

LOL Changing your name to "animllovr" so that you can support your own statement is pretty sad. And until you learn to spell, you won't be able to do much for the animal world. Sorry.

Posted by: Maya, C.V.T. | January 16, 2008 08:23 PM

Ashes: concerning the bible as a reference for animal rights i would say it's a bit complicated because people are always referring to the Pentateuch and the NT but rather prefer to forget the Prophets, specifically Isaiah, Job, Daniel and the Ecclesiastes who were clearly against animal killing and furthermore Isaiah is the one who announced the coming of the Messiah! The Messiah - Jesus Christ is continuously misunderstood - even by his own disciples, specially concerning the so-called miracles etc. but it would go too far on this blog to enter deeply into this matter and furthermore we are at the end of this blog here but according to my feeling i would say that Ana is right but she would need tooooooo much time for explanations! the horrible thing is that the most part of priests, pastors, rabbis, imams etc. are taking themselves for enlightened and are misleading their communities - for this i left the so-called 'jordanism' (like this i call the judaism, christianism and islam) and went to hinduism because there the things are very clear - also with a view on the other religions - there you have an explanation for everything and all! also the continuous quarrels between christians and muslims concerning the word 'son' of GOD! Ancient sanskrit got a special word for it 'Avatar' and all the misunderstandings are blown away!

Posted by: animalfriend | January 17, 2008 05:28 AM

Matt is so cool! I kinda love him.

Posted by: Curtis | January 17, 2008 05:51 AM

kurt k
you made some good points, but for some misunderstandings. this is not a publicity stunt. it is serious. torture is serious. and matt prescott is very very very very serious and so are we about torture. you made a good point about torture.
and there already is a commandment thou shall not kill. God didn't put a "p.s." on it saying but it's ok to kill animals.
church going or God believers are respectful to the dead?
sort of hypocritical if the same aren't respectful to the living people and animals.

Posted by: Anonymous | January 17, 2008 08:07 AM

Rob-O

I do not think it is fair for you to assume that none of us support the soldiers, and I see that you are still under the spell of the Bush Administrations great fear tactics of creating lots of fear so that he may take more control of us, and stomp on the rights listed within our constitution. So before I even think about protecting my Freedom in another country I will work on protecting it in my own country.

I think that you should be raising more h*ll over the nutcase’s that boycotts soldiers funerals for the fact that the Military allows gays to serve their country so this group of Christian Radicals thinks that the military is a disgrace to GOD.

I am torn on this one I do not know where the line should be drawn or if it even should be... Many animals have suffered at the hands of this mans company that he made a fortune from, and KFC refuses to even look into a more humane way for these animals...so if it takes the extreme measures of putting this tombstone in a grave yard to grab their attention I am behind doing what it takes to make change.

Now if you do not hear anything hear this....I do not use the Bible as my justification for my diet therefore I don’t have an agenda with the Bible at all, but let me tell you this you want to talk agenda well George W Bush said God told him to go to war now who is using GOD for an agenda??? Not one person here has said we eat vegetarian for what is within the Bible therefore we do not use it like so many hypocrites in this world as an AGENDA!!!!!!! Yes being a Christian I sought to justify why on earth Jesus, God, or any other holy figure would allow so much pain and suffering on animals that they created & allowed to feel pain...I also wonder the same of the humans of this earth Why create us only to make us suffer in such great ways???...For humans they can justify this by the promise of heaven.

Animals should NOT be harmed, beaten, and slaughtered in the name of GOD! You want to talk about Agenda what about all these people who use the words of the Bible for abuse? God is suppose to be about Peace & Love yet more violence is done in the name of God than good.

Posted by: Dana | January 17, 2008 11:24 AM

To anonymous: Thall shalt not kill refers to humans and humans only. If this wasn't the case, then it would suggest that meat eating animals killing other animals for food would be a sin. I understand where PETA members are coming from. But sometimes the arguements that are made are very oppionated. If you want to live a vegan lifestyle then go ahead, I won't say a word. But please try and understand that I believe that man has domain over animals and furthermore they are here to serve a purpose. Some we eat, others we use for companionship, some are here for work and others keep the circle of life in check. Of course I am againt any kind of unecessary killing of animals. But if we need to kill animals to feed the nation, then I see nothing wrong with. If making the lives of slaughter animals better up until the end is what you want than I am all for it.

Posted by: Kurt K | January 17, 2008 03:02 PM

In the first place, Kfc. has lousy food and saves money by only half cooking it. Col. Sanders is discovering what heat is all about as we read. Chickens are dumb, but mankind is dumber! Eat peanuts. All smart monkeys do. Leave the poopy chicks in Briteny Spears chicken house. She is the only chick that should be cooked and fed to the dogs. Sincerely lois a. loock, animal lover norco calif.

Posted by: Anonymous | January 17, 2008 07:04 PM

Great job!!!! We need to keep it up, NEVER stop, We as the voice for these voiceless creatures need to do WHATEVER it takes to bring animal abuse to an end in our lifetime!!!!!!

Posted by: Rebecca | January 17, 2008 08:45 PM

Peta, you have my support, and I admire you now more than ever!

People, I'm sure Peta realized how some might react to the tombstone thing, and they still went ahead. They are willing to take the verbal abuse for the sake of the animals, and move full steam ahead. I admire them for that. You have to be really dedicated in order to take all this abuse, and they've done it over and over again. When I die I'm leaving everything to Peta... Well hopefully I'll live for at least 50 more years, but oh well, shit happens.

Keep up the good work. This was a GREAT idea, you can never be too extreme when it comes to saving lives!! Does it really matter if you're saving human or animal lives? Remember people, humans can speak up for themselves, animals can't.

Posted by: Charmaine | January 18, 2008 06:52 AM

I don't agree with this at all. The money spent on doing this could have been spent better actually Helping the animals. The colonel is dead. its not hurting his feelings in the least. Time and money could be spent doing other things.

Posted by: lorrie vanistendael | January 18, 2008 10:12 AM

Sorry, Maya, but you are so wrong about kelly.
She has always kept her direction for and about the animals; has been one of the consistently strongest advocate on this site; and she knows what she is talking about because of her intense dedication of working with animals. kelly wouldn't bother to write anything for her support because she is not full of herself. Take notice that she didn't even respond to any of the flattery. Please don't mistake me for kelly either. I couldn't measure up.

kelly, more power to you!

Posted by: BJ | January 18, 2008 10:26 AM

There is a vast difference btw those who advocate for Animal Welfare and those who advocate for Animal Rights. AW advocates would prefer to help an animal here and there, feel good about it, but offend no one. AR advocates really envision a whole new perspective on how humans interact with animals and do not mind offending the sensibilities of some people to achieve those goals. PETA is an Animal Rights organization, not an Animal Welfare organization. So, those "animal-lovers" who think that PETA should ease up on its tactics might be better off supporting an AW group instead.

Posted by: Antigone1000 | January 18, 2008 11:07 AM

There is a vast difference btw those who advocate for Animal Welfare and those who advocate for Animal Rights. AW advocates would prefer to help an animal here and there, feel good about it, but offend no one. AR advocates really envision a whole new perspective on how humans interact with animals and do not mind offending the sensibilities of some people to achieve those goals. PETA is an Animal Rights organization, not an Animal Welfare organization. So, those "animal-lovers" who think that PETA should ease up on its tactics might be better off supporting an AW group instead.

Posted by: Antigone1000 | January 18, 2008 11:24 AM

Ashes

Genesis makes it very clear what man is to eat....that was the Garden of Eden (peace and no killing). Jews and Muslims have kosher and halal respectively. These are both violent painful deaths for the other animals condoned by both these groups. Having these directions on how to kill the other animals only follows that in the Torah and in the Quoran there will be support for these killings by the various stories of an avenging, violent god. Christ left no directions on how to kill animals. In the Old Testament God also says I don't want blood from bullocks or sheep, what He asks is for love and devotion from His creatures. The New Testament also states that the other animals give glory to God. I don't use the Bible to support my compassion for the other animals. If man continues to purport that he is a moral animal then he should behave as such. Of course, there are many versions of the Bible after Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church. The Catholic bible is distinctly different from the hundreds of Protestant variations.
Jainism is a religion that speaks outright of compassion for the other animals.

Posted by: Ana | January 18, 2008 04:20 PM

Antigone1000

Right on target. Animal Welfare: ASPCA, HSUS, RSPCA, MSPCA, IFAW, HSPCA, and many others too numerous to name.

Animal Rights: COMPASSION OVER KILLING, MERCY FOR ANIMALS, FRIENDS OF ANIMALS, FARM, UNITED POULTRY CONCERNS and others too numerous to name.
I am an animal rights advocate: I don't want bigger cages, I want empty cages, I don't want free-roaming slaughtered animals, I want free-roaming living animals. I want the oppression of animals to end not "softer" methods to keep them oppressed.

Posted by: Ana | January 18, 2008 04:39 PM

Grand idea, Matt! Too much fuss and bother is made of death these days, which is odd because we all have to cross the divide one day. I'm right pretty pleased the old Sanders guy is tucked up in his grave and that's for sure.

You carry on, Matt; I'm right behind you! Don't you give a tinker's fart for the negatories on this board. I wish I was as brave as you.

Posted by: Lesley Robinson | January 18, 2008 05:36 PM

Hi BJ!

No offense, but people do not "know what they're talking about" because of dedication. They know what they're talking about if they have learned the facts, read the studies and gone to university.

As I said before, I believe Kelly when she said she is an animal rescuer. Great! But then she tries to tell me I'm not allowed to disagree with any of PETA's tactics. She should try to get into Bush's cabinet with that kind of Hitler attitude.

If she believes PETA should be allowed to express their point of view, I should also be allowed to respectfully disagree with them.

If Kelly wants to then suggest that I do nothing for animals, I'll gladly list my degrees for her again. I'm a certified veterinary nurse, former shelter worker and getting a graduate degree in biology. I also run a cat shelter.

No offense to you, though, BJ - I find you perfectly respectful and intelligent.

Peace! ;)

Posted by: Maya, C.V.T. | January 18, 2008 07:11 PM

Kurt K: I appreciate that you are against violence towards animals but i don't agree with your statement that animals are just food: You shall not kill is meant for human beings towards all living beings - and Christ continued this tradition! How is it then that one of his 12 apostles baptised the ethiopian and then we have the oldest christian vegetarian community in Ethopia! Think about it!

Posted by: Radar | January 18, 2008 08:49 PM

Ana: I am also an AR advocate. I think there is a big problem with people putting down other people who try to help animals. If AW is your thing, assist AW groups, but don't criticize AR groups. I don't support AW groups because I don't share their vision but I don't condemn them because they do help some animals. Everyone should find a group they can support instead of making negative comments about a group who supports a different vision.

Posted by: Antigone1000 | January 19, 2008 03:16 AM

Maya, I'm not clear on your comment.
This is the way I see it in life. I know people employed at careers who have anywhere from a Bachelor's to a Doctorate but don't know which end is up when the time calls for it. They have experience and book smarts; but it's downright scary that they are in those careers and some are rude besides. I know people who never graduated high school and make a whole lot of sense, and have unlimited kindness. I think life's experiences are the best teachers. This is where I am not clear on your comment. Is that to say that people who go to a university are the only people who know what they are talking about and that makes them the only people capable of giving an opinion when it comes to their dedication of working with animals? Maya, I never went to a university; I never worked with animals; but I have read the facts and studies; and I love animals. Does that mean I shouldn't give my opinion about any thing anyone says? Peace

Posted by: BJ | January 19, 2008 06:49 AM

I love KFC myself the world is a cruel place so live with it, id eat people if KFC could make it taste this good! Food is food, I dont care how its made so long as it tastes so good. BUt disrespecting the bereaved is a low and cheap publicity stunt.

Posted by: Lee | January 19, 2008 11:50 AM

I can't believe some people call this "desecrating" a graveyard. It is not as if someone spraypainted on the Colonels gravestone. I think it is brilliant idea and hope that it makes people think. Too many people have no idea where their food comes from or how it is killed, processed, etc. I'm sure the other "residents" of the cemetery will undertand and even agree.

Posted by: Jamie W. | January 19, 2008 06:08 PM

Ahem...
Animals are just as important as humans. And to think all of them are being tortured like this -- I support PETA 100% of the way.
We've saved the people enough. Now it's the animals' turn. We've come up with all this medicine to save millions of lives.. and it's just causing overpopulation.
Our world was not meant for that.
So now it's the animals' turn. They deserve better. They shouldn't be treated like this.

Do whatever you can to get your point across, PETA. I support you 100% of the way, always!

--Jen

Posted by: Memory | January 20, 2008 01:34 AM

Oooooooo pardon! Desecrating the place a pile of bones lies? Think of the billions of chicken bones picked clean by jagged teeth of cromagnons...the billions of bones of creatures with souls trashed in the filthy garbage bin. That my little children IS DESECRATION~

This not a Judeo-Christian religious debate. Wake up!

Posted by: withgoddess | January 20, 2008 03:44 AM

Correcct me if I'm wrong, but some people seem to have the idea that it's not OK to put a gravestone in a cemetary that objects to animal cruelty, but it's OK to torture animals, through mistreatment or horrible living standards, and eventually kill them to serve as food to us? We've got the good end of the deal - what's left of slaughtered animals just ends up in the trash, they don't get any sort of the respectful burial they deserve!

Posted by: Dex | January 20, 2008 05:29 PM

I can't believe some of you are comparing animals to humans. When my dad used to tell me that my dog would go to heaven I used to believe that. Then I got older and wiser and understood that Jesus was created in God's image, a man! Not a cow, not a chicken, not a fish! A MAN! It is not a sin to consume animals, it is not a sin to use them for work. I don't like unnecesary torture, but I do support hunting, and slaughter for food. The day animals pray to God and understand their own mortality is the day I will not support eating them. Until then, I am not convinced! If killing animals for food is wrong why did God create carnivores?

Posted by: Kurt K | January 21, 2008 02:25 PM

BJ, Hi again!

Thank you for being civil to me. I'm serious, it's rare here on this blog.

To clarify my statement, the only reason I have a conflict with (who was it, Kelly? Now I can't even remember) or anyone is because I was attacked.

Several times I have said that I think that a few of PETA's campaigns are insensitive. I also said that if PETA's tactics make ordinary people offended, then we are not really protecting animals because it drives ordinary people away.

Someone who goes to the circus, or eats meat, or whatever, needs GENTLE encouragement in order to change their behavior, in my opinion.

So when I say this, Kelly posts a message saying that I'm a fake, not a real animal rights activist. That, BJ, is why I list the list of degrees and jobs I have. I say this because I have devoted my whole life as a professional animal caregiver and have saved thousands of lives.

Now, some people have read my comments and think I am saying that only professionals can save animals. Not at all! If Kelly or you or anyone else rescues animals, heck, they may know more through experience than licensed veterinarians!

But the ONLY reason I listed my credentials is because you don't spend 10 years as a shelter worker, wildlife rehabber, vet tech and now grad student of wildlife biology, without being devoted to animals.

So I did not list my qualifications to up myself, only to defend myself. And it's pathetic. Instead of coming up with SOLUTIONS to animal probelms, I just once again wasted ten minutes defending myself against an attack. People like Kelly are only here to divide, not to unite. I'm here to unite.

I don't give a crap what kind of experience or degree someone has. But when some ignorant jerk implies that I'm not devoted to animals, I'm prepared to bury them with scientific facts.

Peace, BJ!

Posted by: Maya, CVT | January 21, 2008 03:54 PM

I'm not sure I understand some people's comments. Just to clarify:

I think it is wrong to torture animals.

I think it is wrong to desecrate a graveyard.

How are those two things impossible to beleive at the same time? For the record, I'm not a Christian. I'm a Pagan. But my aunt and grandma are buried in a regular cemetary, and I believe that when I visit the regular cemetary to pay respects to my dead grandma and aunt, the cemetary should not be used for other purpouses.

PETA has literally billions of creative ideas they can use to protect chickens against KFC. Some people become sad when they see a graveyard used for other purpouses.

Of course protect chickens, but leave cemetaries for people to grieve the death of the ones they love.

I don't see why that's so hard to understand.

Posted by: Maya, C.V.T. | January 21, 2008 04:55 PM

ps

By the way BJ, I worked with animals without any formal schooling for a long time!

Earlier, when Kelly asked what I did for animals, I mentioned that I cared for horses from the time I was 4 until I was a teen.

Kelly basically called me a liar and said I should be forced to prove it. Well, I hope she doesn't have children because apparently she thinks that 4 year olds should sit around wetting their diapers and stay brain dead in front of a tv instead of learning about caring for animals.

So as you can see, I worked with animals for a very long time, and when I assisted the camp counselors by brushing ponies and horses, braiding manes and tails, feeding and watering, I learned great skills. I was even allowed to help clean the horses' hooves when the ferrier came, and I got to watch the vet give vaccinations.

So after 10 or so years of attending horse camp, I knew tons about caring for horses. I had no degree at all. So of course, you don't need a degree.

But if someone is going to call me a liar without even meeting me, well, I'm prepared to tell them off.

Again, BJ,I appreciate your respectful words to me! Blessings to you!

Posted by: Maya, C.V.T. | January 21, 2008 05:11 PM

Lee, people like you are clearly psychopathic.

Posted by: Michele | January 21, 2008 07:57 PM

I have to admit that the thought of so many chickens being killed is aweful. However, there is absolutely nothing PETA can do about it. PETA and the rest of you will never ever be able to change anything. Stop wasting your time.

Posted by: Mark | January 22, 2008 12:43 PM

Hey, if you think KFC kills alot of chickens. The 2.84 Billion Chinese have to eat too! And they love chicken.
Little chicken necks are snapping every second over there! We are only 300 Million people here in the U.S..

Posted by: Jake | January 22, 2008 12:57 PM

How come chickens aren't put to sleep.

Posted by: Gary Gilmore | January 22, 2008 01:12 PM

Mark,
Peta has made many accomplishments when it comes to animal suffering so why would one think that with enough persistence this will not as well turn out to be an accomplishment. Thank goodness all do not share this glass half empty attitude of “you will never change anything” for the many great things that have happened throughout history would not exist. Maybe changes do not always come fast enough, but with enough will power of the people pushing they do indeed come. Nothing is ever accomplished by the fear of failure...but instead changes are made with never give up until you succeed. Nothing worth fighting for is ever a waste of time.

Posted by: Dana | January 22, 2008 01:20 PM

Ok, let me ask again.
Can chickens be put to sleep so they are not tortured?
Wouldn't this solve the problem?

Posted by: Gary Gilmore | January 22, 2008 01:47 PM

Mark, have you taken a look at PETA's victory PAGES???? Look up the stuff on Wendy's and McDonald's regarding their victories with some fast food companies. By the way, since KFC refuses to budge, they have managed to reduce their customer base so much that they have closed many stores all over the US and Canada. Hmmm, I think the hundreds and hundres of victories listed are a pretty good example of just how much PETA and other animal rights supporters HAVE changed the lives of many, many, many animals. PETA's pressure led almost 500 cosmetics companies to abandon animal testing in the 1980s. And I can guarantee that they will never stop until all animal abuse has been eradicated.

OOOH, but I guess we all better bow down and give up just because you said so. NOT!

Posted by: Michele | January 22, 2008 02:20 PM

PETA:
Would any of you be here if it wasn't for animals. Do they provide healthcare for your grandmother? Do they pave the streets that you drive to your "paying" job on? Didn't think so. You should appreciate our human society and how it has contributed to your being.

Posted by: Anonymous | January 22, 2008 10:28 PM

Learn to appreciate what you have. Meat has provided you with life. Without it, cavemen would have been extinct.

Posted by: Jonathan | January 22, 2008 10:32 PM

Ok, point taken.
However, please answer this.
What does PETA object to:
Me eating chicken or the way the chicken has to be killed?
If it's me eating chicken then "stop wasting your time" I repeat. If it's how the chicken is killed then I agree with Gary Gilmore and PETA should show KFC how putting themn to sleep is better. I know it couldn't be how the chickens are treated because abortion of a human fetus is legal in the U.S.

Posted by: Mark | January 23, 2008 11:31 AM

Hey, Jake is right!
Chinese people love chicken and don't even care about Human rights much less Chicken Rights! Why isn't PETA fighting them? They snap more chicken necks then KFC and raise them in far worse condition. Thanks Jake! You just exposed PETA. They only attack KFC cuz they can get money from poor unexpecting vegs that have more heart than brains.

Posted by: Amber Jones | January 23, 2008 11:38 AM

I am deeply touched by this effort,
to stop killer's with no heart..
Bless you PETA....
Sincerely Sandra

Posted by: Sandra Deneault | January 23, 2008 12:12 PM

This is so awesome!
Good one PETA!

Posted by: Jack Meoff | January 23, 2008 12:31 PM

I think it's amusing how people attempt to fight in comments, but even more so that others accept this challenge. We're all here for the animals...well at least I should hope so. Anyway, I thought that this was a new and interesting idea and I like it. But in ways it's kind of iffy, where as I couldn't care less about sanders and those like him; I wonder how the relatives and loved ones of those in this cemetary will appreciate this stand. But in any case, I do support it and maybe this will finally show people that animals are not to be messed with. Because you'll pay in life, and probably in death as well.

Posted by: Kelly S. | January 23, 2008 08:20 PM

hi u show people all these videos but some people don't care they still go 2 kfc i work 4 kfc and i don't eat it we have 1 staff who tells the custorms how must salt is it it but they don't care peta needs to doing something big to get people to listin but people need to remmber we should not blame the cornel its not him who hurts the chickens its the workes peta has to do something big 2 get people off it

Posted by: luis | January 23, 2008 10:43 PM

Hey blog screener!
Looks like the last guy to post slipped one by you!
Look at his name!
JACK ME OFF???????
Sucks when someone slips one by ya huh?

Posted by: Chris | January 24, 2008 08:43 AM

wow chris, doesn't take much to amuse you! If you've read the language posted on this site you would be aware that very little is forbidden. Hey, even you get a run.

Posted by: rojo | January 24, 2008 10:30 PM

Mark,
Please notice that nobody responded about what they objected to(the eating or killing of chickens). There is no money in clearly defining exactly what they object to. As long as people keep giving them money that's all that matters. Yes, they have victory pages;however, they only target org's that have money. They are just like Jessie Jackson. There's no money in fighting China.

Posted by: Creighton | January 25, 2008 08:28 AM

Creighton: I totally don't get your point about PETA targeting organizations with money. PETA gets no money at all from anyone they target, so whether or not that entity has money is irrelevant. PETA is very clear in its philosophy--Animals are not ours to eat, wear, use for entertainment, experiment on, etc. They have their own inherent values apart from any values attributed to them by humans. THAT is why PETA objects to the mistreatment of ANY animal. As for fighting in other countries--PETA has branches in many international countries, fighting for animals. However, it is impossible for anyone to address every wrong being perpetrated. PETA addresses as much as it can.

Posted by: Anonymous | January 25, 2008 05:27 PM

I hope Colonel Sanders is rotting in hell.

Posted by: Hollie | January 28, 2008 05:16 AM

Brilliant.

Posted by: Ana | January 29, 2008 04:28 PM

Don't really get the point of fighting KFC. KFC uses chicken from the same providers as all of the other major fast food chains. While chicken is the main menu item, they still use less chicken every year than McDonalds, Burger King, OR Wendy's. That's right, less than each not all of them together.
Every time a KFC is targeted for a PETA demonstration they get an increase in business, YOU ARE GIVING THEM FREE ADVERTISING!!
If you want to target someone target the so-called cruel distributors (the film of which has been proved to be over a decade old).

Posted by: Amy | January 29, 2008 08:36 PM

I think that a lot of people obviously feel something with this subject. Me, I eat chicken, I even eat KFC.. If the law makers could put something in place that enforced the way that the animals are killed (ie in as nice a way that is possible), then I am all for it. This world needs a balance between a good economy and a good conscience. If we forced a practice that made the chicken too expensive to buy, then that won't work but I agree that something needs to be done. Stop the grabs for publicity though as it doesn't always put you in the best light. If you want to target someone, target the laws that allow them to get away with this cruelty. I am a meateater and ALWAYS will be, that's my choice. What also is my choice is to choose a takeaway meal from a restaurant that practices the 'kind' killing of animals. You (PETA) are taking credit for the many different vegetarian meals available now (which is good), so why don't you target a takeaway chain in a positive manner and try to support and market with them rather than against them. Corporations doesn't mean evil giants (always)....

Posted by: Trevor | January 29, 2008 11:05 PM

Creighton,

Please notice that the liberal "Kook" veggie addressed you as anonymous.
These PETA people are still waiting on spine doners.

Posted by: Mark | January 30, 2008 01:29 PM

Mark, don't you mean tree-hugging, granola cruncher liberal?

Not quite sure what a "spine doner" is...

Oh, and by the way, if you forget to type your name in the "Name" part of the comment box, it shows up as "Anonymous" - it does not mean that someone is deliberately trying to be anonymous. And, if they in fact specifically chose to be "Anonymous", then what is the big fucking problem??? It does not necessarily invalidate what the commenter is saying.

All of you who continue to support KFC despite knowing the horrors faced by the chickens at these slaughterhouses, are just psychopaths.

If you actually took the time to read through some of PETA's victories, you would know that they HAVE made positive comments to companies who have made significant changes to their practices that will allow factory-farmed animals to live in slightly more humane conditions than they do now (Cargill, Smithfields, and Burger King are just a few).

Amy, PETA and other animal rights groups and individuals have succeeded in shutting down many KFC "restaurants" due to their protests. Wendy's, Burger King and McDonald's realized very quickly when PETA started their boycotts (around 5 years ago) that they better make changes if they wanted to maintain their financial success. KFC (Yum! and Prizm) is a stupid company for not only refusing to make changes, but to actually LIE about it. Clearly you are clueless regarding the concept of activism - you might want to brush up on the subject before you come back to this site.

Also to those of you who continue to eat that crap, you are only increasing your chances of getting cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis and heart disease. Bon appetit!

Posted by: Michele | January 30, 2008 04:43 PM

Mark: I assume you are referring to me as the liberal kook veggie who referred to Creighton as "anonymous" when, in fact, I signed myself "anonymous" by mistake. Anyway--I take full credit for the concise, well-written post regarding PETA's beliefs.

Posted by: Antigone1000 | January 30, 2008 09:00 PM

Awesome!
That was rad.

Thanks~!

:D

Posted by: Nikki | January 31, 2008 04:21 PM

Michele, don't call me a psycopath for eating chicken! And yes, I will continue to eat "the crap" that so call it. Baked chicken is one of my favorite meals, that will not change. I don't tell you what to eat, so you should return the favor to others.

Posted by: Kurt K | February 1, 2008 11:30 AM

I think he was a horrible person for not stopping this sickening abuse towards these birds, that did nothing to deserve the abuse, but think about his family. Every time they visit his grave, they are going to be reminded of the terrible things their loved one let happen and how much other people hated him. you shouldn't disrespect the dead like you have. even if he did deserve it.

Posted by: Haylee | February 2, 2008 04:21 PM

I don't know why everyone finds this grave so offensive. This guy just wants to make a statement even after he dies. So, why does everyone have a problem with that?

Posted by: Jessie Schrubbe | February 2, 2008 09:04 PM

Bill Maher said it is better to cross the line than to never approach it. I wholeheartedly agree. Whether or not you are a vegetarian, I believe it is our responsibility to have compassion for the animals. Even if it means crossing the line. I support PETA for this reason, as well as two other societies. Chickens that are tortured while they are still ALIVE, bleeding and hanging upside down while they are still ALIVE, absolutely terrified while they are still ALIVE is sickening, saddening cruelty and that is the bottom line. Whatever we need to get the message across.

Posted by: Michelle | February 3, 2008 06:07 PM

This is ridicules! I think that animals need their rights and what KFC is doing to these chickens is not good, but if you don't like it, then you don't go and vandalize someones grave because you don't like what his company is doing. If you want results, you can go protest in front of stores, not have some idiot go and write bad things things about them IN STONE in a GRAVEYARD, that's just low. Not only is that not respectful to him, but thats just not cool for everyone else who is buried there, it's called respect for the dead...

Posted by: Sassafras | February 3, 2008 06:22 PM

He didn't deserve this! He lived in a time when it was the norm for this stuff to happen! Sanders, for all you know, was probably a great father, husband, brother, grand-father to his family and all around good