PETA: Popeyes Mocking Mental Illness By Selling Boxes Of Dead Emotional Support Chickens (tr)

CBS Philly ^ | December 19, 2018

[EdnaMode]

According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Popeyes is responsible for the slaughter of millions of chicken each year. PETA took aim at the popular food chain after they released an “Emotional Support Chicken” Tuesday to “provide a good-hearted laugh most need to get through stressful holiday air travel.”

Travelers at Philadelphia International Airport can purchase their meal with the special “Emotional Support Chicken” carrier in Terminal C.

“We know holiday travel can be frustrating, and there’s no better way to ease stress than with a box of delicious Popeyes fried chicken and a good laugh,” said Hope Diaz, CMO of Popeyes. “We appreciate how comforting emotional support animals are and wanted to create our own version. The good news is that our emotional support chicken is permitted to fly without any restrictions – one less worry for busy travelers!”

But PETA isn’t laughing.

“#Popeyes is selling boxes of dead ’emotional support chickens’ for the holidays, proving they’re not above mocking mental illness AND animals who died gruesome deaths. This is what the box would look like if it told the truth about what goes into their food,” the organization tweeted on Wednesday.

PETA ✔

@peta

#Popeyes is selling boxes of dead “emotional support chickens” for the holidays, proving they’re not above mocking mental illness AND animals who died gruesome deaths. This is what the box would look like if it told the truth about what goes into their food 😡 @PopeyesChicken

PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 6.5 million members and supporters.

[Big Red Badger]

It has a little “Snap” to it,
Yummy!

[SaveFerris]

Probably a bit of acid.

I didn’t think I’d like coleslaw with ....... chunks of apples in it.

Made at one of the company restaurants. Gotta admit, I gave the chef a little bit of a hard time when I picked it up. I was like, “Apples? Really? (it was a first for me”.

I had to go back and admit it was very good. Very good.

[ChildOfThe60s]

PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 6.5 million members and supporters.

Worldwide? Big deal.

Also, is it 6.5 mil figure members AND supporters? That's what it says.
If so, how many are members & how many are supporters?
Poor writing and poor journalism. This little semantic mathematical slight of hand smells of advocacy, not reporting.

[jughandle]

“PETA took aim at the popular food chain....”

Isn’t that racist, as a good portion of their clientele are minority?

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Mmmmmmm....Popeyes. Best fast food bone-in chicken around.

[gnickgnack2]

I like chicken omelets. I’m eating two generations.

[Grampa Dave]

Wonderful Christmas Dinner Diversity:

We’re having our Christmas dinner this Saturday. We’ll be sharing our dinner with a support turkey, and a standing rib support roast.

[Sirius Lee]

My only regret is that Chick fil ‘A didn’t think of it first.

[mass55th]

And that's just for two people. We had turkey and ham on Thanksgiving. I cook a lot of extra stuff so my oldest son can take it home with him. He lives a couple hours away. My youngest son lives in Indiana, and can't get home for the holidays because of his job.

Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas, and a happy, and healthy New Year!!

[Grampa Dave]

I have a wonderful and well adjusted wife for close to 60 years.

Thanks