Teaching PETA some manners
More PETA hilarity:
Aug 2, 2005 4:10 pm US/Mountain
PETA Protest Draws Extra Customers To KFC In Logan
A protest against the manner in which chickens are slaughtered for fast-food chain KFC drew additional customers rather than drive them away from the local outlet in this northern Utah city.
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals protest against KFC drew 10 sympathetic people, including someone dressed in a chicken costume, on Monday. But at one point, around lunchtime, more than 30 people stood in line to order chicken to eat.
``I think there's a place in this world for all of God's creations ... right next to the mashed potatoes,'' said Rusty Smith, a KFC customer who sat on a patch of grass outside the restaurant with a group of co-workers, watching the protest.
Benjamin Goldsmith of Norfolk, Va., a PETA campaign coordinator, said the animal welfare organization is trying to pressure KFC into using more humane methods to kill chickens.
Mark Olsen, a KFC customer who ate a three-piece chicken meal, said he could understand the point Goldsmith and the PETA supporters were making but questioned the effectiveness of protesting at the franchise level.
``I don't know if there's any humane way to kill anything,'' Olsen said. ``I don't think animals should suffer, but on the other hand, I eat my share of them.''
Olsen's son, Bryce, who manages another restaurant in Logan, jokingly said he was thinking about having the PETA protesters come to his business to bring in more customers.
Jacqueline Newbold, a supervisor at KFC, said an uncommon rush of customers required the store to call extra employees into work.
``We had a line going out the door and through the lobby,'' Newbold said.
During the first four hours of business, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Monday, the store had 211 customers compared with 130 the Monday before, supervisor John Simmons said Tuesday.
Newbold said the store first heard about the PETA protest late last week. Managers talked with employees about how to handle the protest. Two Logan city police officers sat inside the restaurant Monday and watched the peaceful demonstration.
``This is far from a vegetarian issue,'' Goldsmith said. ``No one wants to see this kind of cruelty.''
The organization has enlisted celebrities such as Pamela Anderson, singer Emmylou Harris and the Rev. Al Sharpton for the campaign against KFC.
Marcos Carillo, one of the protesters who came to Logan from Tremonton, said he thought the community's response to the protest was a result of ignorance.
``People don't understand,'' he said.
Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC, disputes the claims of mistreatment, saying it meets industry standards.
LOL We should sign this guy up as a Freeper he has the right attitude.
***PETA Protest Draws Extra Customers To KFC In Logan***
I'm SO proud of the city of my alma mater! They don't call us "Aggies" for nothing.
"Marcos Carillo, one of the protesters who came to Logan from Tremonton, said he thought the community's response to the protest was a result of ignorance."
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I wonder if this is the same Marcos Carillo that thinks we are all stupid and should listen to him about PETA?!
# Name - Marcos Carrillo
# Age - 16
# Sign - Pisces
# Birthday - February 27, 1989
# Birth Stone - Amethyst
# Religion - Wicca
# Ethnicity - Mexican/German (Mexican is dominant)
# Hair - Dark Dark Brown, often mistaken as black
# Piercings - Left ear, soon to be tongue
# Habits - Web design, obesseing over guys -_-, and lack of self control.... if thats a habit O.o
# Hobbies - Web design, drawing, reading, writing, the Occult, and many others
Now that is a tagline and a half!
LOL
If Rusty's not part of Free Republic, he should be! Our kind of people...
``People don't understand,'' he said. "
Elitism revealed.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has never been subtle. In fact, the flamboyant anti-meat organization is often downright rude in its activism.
Examples include a cartoon booklet for kids, "Your mommy kills animals," that portrays "mom" as a crazed killer; public nudity to protest sheep shearing; and tasteless anti-milk ads that try to link public figures suffering from prostate cancer -- Rudy Giuliani comes to mind -- with milk consumption.
These tactics used by PETA are designed to grab attention. We're sure the organization regards them as humorous. They're not, of course. Shock is no substitute for wit.
PETA's latest campaign is against KFC. It claims the fast-food outfit allows its meals to be killed in an inhumane manner.
PETA has been in Utah demonstrating at KFC stores. Several days ago, 10 demonstrators, including a person dressed in a big-chicken costume, had a noontime protest at a Logan KFC.
It was a pleasure to see how Logan's KFC customers responded to the PETA intrusion. They politely accepted the PETA protesters being there and came in greater-than-average numbers for lunch. According to news reports, the Logan KFC had to call in reinforcements to handle the early-afternoon rush. One local restaurant manager joked that he wished PETA would protest at his place. By all indications, the PETA Logan protest was chicken-feed.
We applaud Logan for its handling of the PETA demonstration. KFC employees were briefed on how to handle a peaceful demonstration. Two officers were stationed nearby in case things got out of hand. Those coming for lunch were polite and respectful to the peaceful PETA protesters.
It seems PETA had little impact in Logan. Tremonton's Marco Carillo, one of the PETA 10 at the Logan demonstration, says the community's tepid response to his message is due to ignorance. "People just don't understand," he was quoted in an Associated Press article.
We agree with Carillo. We don't understand, either, the logic behind a human being dressed in a big-chicken costume hovering nearby while lunchers enjoy a meal.
While we don't agree with PETA's tactics, the group does make one valid point: It behooves all in the meat processing industry to periodically re-examine their efforts to make certain their tactics are civilized and humane.
On a final note, we salute the sentiments of KFC luncher Rusty Smith, who remarked in the article on the pitiful PETA demonstration, "I think there's a place in this world for all of God's creations ... right next to the mashed potatoes."
Now, that observation -- unlike PETA's many campaigns -- shows considerable wit.