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A Georgia woman's hatred of meat consumption has landed her an orange jumpsuit and a stay behind bars. Madison County cops say on Feb. 21, Judith Armstrong was travelling down Georgia Highway 72 in when she decided to slam into a chicken truck with her red sedan for the hell of it. According to the Athens Banner-Herald, the truck driver slammed on the brakes after the sedan hit the side of the truck. Armstrong allegedly hit the side of the truck again, sending her vehicle in a tailspin. As the truck driver pulled over and called 911, the sedan reportedly...

Chicken was in high demand Thursday in the Bay Area, as San Jose's first Chick-fil-A restaurant celebrated its grand opening. Located on the corner of First Street and Headquarters Drive, the store marks the fast food chain's first stand-alone restaurant in the Silicon Valley. Before this one, the closest Chick-fil-A was in Fairfield, and many years ago there was a location in the Sunnyvale Town Center shopping center. The chain intends to open another Bay Area franchise in Walnut Creek in October. Not even a sprinkle of protesters, rallying against Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy's recent anti-gay marriage statements, could darken...

Holstein heisted from Chick-fil-A billboard By JOANNE KIMBERLIN, The Virginian-Pilot © October 8, 2005 CHESAPEAKE There's been a high-altitude rustlin'. One of only two full-size Chick-fil-A cows in these parts has been swiped off a 50-foot-high billboard overlooking Interstate 464 in northern Chesapeake. Workers for Adams Outdoor Advertising noticed the 500-pound fiberglass cow missing Tuesday. It's the first time Chick-fil-A has lost a local cow, but about a dozen have been heisted elsewhere. Ransom demands and mysterious "moo " phone calls have sometimes followed. So far, there's been no word of such activity here. "It's kind of funny," said Chick-fil-A's...

Pet store animals cooked in school Fri Jan 21 2005 08:35:35 ET A Guinea pig and rabbit purchased from a Geauga County pet store ended up on plates at a Cleveland area high school. A 16-year-old student skinned and cooked the animals during a living skills class on Wednesday, prompting student and parent complaints to the Thompson Township Police Department and Geauga Humane Society. Officials at both agencies said they are investigating. Friday editions of the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER detail how the incident may warrant animal cruelty charges. Geauga Humane Officer Sarah Westman said it's illegal to needlessly kill "companion...