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Crippled Chicken for Cruelty Capital?
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When I lived in the Louisville area, there were several things I thought the city could've used—like more vegan restaurants or a more extensive public transportation system. But you know what Louisville—home to the headquarters of KFC—really needs? The city is sorely in need of our chicken statue, designed by award-winning children's book author and cartoonist for The New Yorker Harry Bliss.
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We're asking Louisville's Department of Public Works to allow us to install the statue in downtown Louisville for three months, starting July 15. We hope that it will draw attention to the millions of chickens who are killed each year for KFC—chickens who live out their short lives in ammonia-ridden sheds locked in cages in which there's not even room to take a single step in any direction. At the slaughterhouse, their throats are cut while they are still conscious, and they are often scalded alive.
We submitted our permit request this morning—hopefully Louisville's downtown area will have an artsy new addition in just a couple of weeks!
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Good luck! Let us know if we can help.
Posted by: Whitney | July 2, 2009 05:02 PM
I seriously doubt this will get a permit - because while it is artsy, the suits involved - which can be directed toward PETA as well as the state, would make it detrimental to all involved.
Posted by: mel | July 2, 2009 06:18 PM
It's very difficult to think of any animal that is more abused, tortured and mistreated than docile, peaceful and sociable chickens. Their plight is heartbreaking to ponder.
Posted by: Brien Comerford | July 2, 2009 08:41 PM
Hope you get a say
Posted by: kathryn | July 2, 2009 10:21 PM
nice idea.let's hope for a better response this time.good work!
Posted by: abi | July 2, 2009 11:26 PM
Wow, I never knew KFC did this. o.O At least I don't eat there...
Posted by: ihaveamac | July 3, 2009 04:17 AM
This is the way to make people think about where from and how is food coming on their table. Wish you all the best.
Posted by: Jelena | July 3, 2009 07:13 AM
THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I'LL PRAY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN!!!
Posted by: CAITLIN SMITH | July 3, 2009 10:34 AM
Although I am maybe unsure that this will work, the absolute best of luck to you. Any amount of thanks you get is not enough, you are doing the entire world good and I hope you can continue to show the power that can be gained from determination.
God bless you.
Posted by: tim mcnaulty | July 3, 2009 04:44 PM
woah thats some mad art work right there. such a strong message. i hope people who see it understnd and help us all stop this terrible cruely to the chickens.
Posted by: janet | July 4, 2009 10:45 PM
This reminds me of the Muppet Movie when Doc Hopper introduces a frog legs billboard to Kermit. Kermit says, "I can imagine all those poor frogs, on tiny little crutches."
Posted by: Jackie | July 5, 2009 04:14 PM
Thank You ~ humans do so many things automatically, without contemplation... like eating meat. there is not much thought that eating meat is being intentionally cruel.
but IT IS
Thank You for bringing this to en masse awareness with such creativity and persistence.
Posted by: Prudence | July 5, 2009 09:24 PM
You might have more luck getting this placed if you took off "KFC Cripples Chickens" And put something like "To find out what happened to this chicken log on to (insert webpage here)" Because people are curious by nature, I know I'd log on to find out and with all this portable Tech out there it's not like they'd have to wait til they got home to do so.
Posted by: Jillianne | July 6, 2009 09:30 AM
See this is why I am a vegatain!
Posted by: Chan | July 6, 2009 10:34 AM
It is highly regrettable that people who are used to take meat do not realise the evil effects of eating the flesh.
First of all, they lose the blessings of God, as per the oldest poems prevailing in our country.(India)
Secondly, we practically see that 99% of the culprits are non vegetarians. Even the 1% are the persons who are associating with these non vegetarians.
People of non vegetarians are quarelling within themselves for no reason and kill them or wound them.
In my experience, non vegetarians are often coming across with accidents. In other words, persons who are meeting with accidents are non vegetarians.
I appreciate the efforts of KFC and wishing them best in their endeavour.
By the by, I also wish to add that Govt.of Karnataka, the one of the states of India is planning to ban the cow slaughter as per the news item appeared three days ago.
It is worthwhile to request them to ban the slaughter of camels also which are subjected to horrible and painful death.
Posted by: s.sadhasivam | July 6, 2009 01:17 PM
i will never go and eat at any
places that mistreat chikens
to make fust money like kfc and
others chickens suffer and peaple it them and people get
sick and seens they dont care
shame on you i will pay more
and make sure ckinkens runfree
and make sure they eat proper
grain live out side in the country no factorys i feel like crying
Posted by: carmen sanchez | July 7, 2009 02:41 AM
*crossing fingers* *praying hard* for this to happen! WTG PETA!!
Posted by: Shari Pottle | July 8, 2009 08:56 PM
thank you PETA we can finally
kick kfc's ass.
Posted by: ani rox | August 15, 2009 10:53 AM
lol , hope you get to have your say :D PETA ftw over kfc!!!!!
Posted by: jess | August 24, 2009 02:58 PM