More PETA Madness (my title)

The New York Post ^ | May 2, 2003 | Richard Johnson (Page Six)

[FeliciaCat]

May 2, 2003 -- KENTUCKY Fried Chicken pitchman Jason Alexander has no problem negotiating with terrorists. The zealots at PETA were threatening to demonstrate at tonight's first preview performance of "The Producers," in which Alexander stars, in Los Angeles. They also planned to run an ad in the Hollywood Reporter featuring Alexander holding a KFC bucket loaded with a rotting chicken - beneath the headline, "KFC Cruelty Producers: Starring Jason Alexander." So Alexander sat down for 11th-hour talks with PETA prez Ingrid Newkirk. After she harangued him about the alleged evils of KFC's chicken handling, Alexander appealed to his corporate bosses to meet Newkirk's demands. PETA wants, among other things, for the fast food chain to provide its chickens with "a perch" and "room to lie down." They also want the birds gassed rather than beheaded. If the company doesn't change its ways, PETA promises to hold its rally at the gala opening of "The Producers" in three weeks. "We hope that it won't come to that," a PETA rep tells PAGE SIX's Ian Spiegelman.

[FeliciaCat]

PETA strikes again....these freaks are shake-down thugs who would do Jesse Jackson proud.

[woofer]

PETA wants, among other things, for the fast food chain to provide its chickens with "a perch" and "room to lie down."

Room to lie down? Doesn't PETA know that chickens don't lie down. Are they even remotely aware that chickens aren't exactly like us, human beings?

I can see it now, KFC gives the chickens that are about to give themselves up to the butcher's cleaver their brand spanking new pre-chop lounge. Where a hefty guy with a club whacks each chicken in the back of the head to make them lie down. Then they're gassed.

[South40]

[KantianBurke]

well I just lost mucho respect for Jason Alexander. Too bad as I really enjoyed his work on Seinfeld and as Duckman

[theDentist]

We should just keep referring to them as PETAPhiles!

[Caipirabob]

GAS the chickens? So that the chemicals permiate the tissues and are passed onto the consumer? Right in line with PETA's plan for the "Human Problem" I'm thinking. The only other thing I can think of is to place them in a chamber and deprive them of oxygen, making for a slow death from suffocation, but no issue with a build up of toxins or anything, although the content of carbonic acids in the tissue might have an impact. Still, it's a slow torturous way to die. Why can't we try it out on PETA first and see what works better?

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[Alouette]

They also want the birds gassed

This is the same PETA who compared chickens to the human beings who died in the Holocaust?

[honeygrl]

sorry but I don't want to eat a chicken that has been gassed. I'd worry that the gass would somehow get into the meat and make me ill or do some sort of harm to my body.

[CdMGuy]

You got it. That is exactly what PETA wants is for you to get sick. One way to stop people from eating animals is to kill all the non-PETA people.

[honeygrl]

"Why doesn't PETA protest Wolves or Bears or Lions? They kill animals (or should the animal kingdom, which we are a part, become vegetarians?) "

From my experience they do get annoyed at people who let their cats play outside because cats torture animals before they kill them. You can sometimes get them arguing with each other over the issue since some believe cats should be allowed to do what it's their nature to do and live free outside and some don't want them to be allowed out to kill/torture mice and birds. Of course they ALL hate cats being declawed which saves their life in my household!

[sox_the_cat]

How can Jason Alexander actually get work after those annoying KFC commercials.

Anyway, didn't Kentucky Fried Chicken change their name to KFC because it really isn't chicken they use. That may be on the urban legends website.

[Cindy]

TOWNHALL.com: "SPRINGTIME FOR PETA" -Commentary by Debra Sanders (May 7, 2003)

WorldNetDaily.com: "BURN FAMILIES, BARBECUE CHICKENS: WHY SOME CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE" -Commentary by Dennis Prager (May 6, 2003)