Three animal rights protesters outside KFC in Rundle Mall. Picture: Tait Schmaal
THIGHS and breasts of a different kind were on the menu in Rundle Mall today as three women stood naked outside a KFC store.
They were calling on the fast food giant to improve its animal welfare standards.
Wearing nothing but Santa hats, the three "naked chicks" held a banner for good taste which read: "Make it a Merry Chickmas and boycott KFC".
The banner was strategically positioned so as to prevent onlooking police from making any arrests.
The three vegans, all aged in their 20s, said they were strongly opposed to the massive numbers of chickens consumed by KFC diners each day being plucked and sent to the boiler while they were still alive.
Despite their efforts today in attracting a large crowd of onlookers, KFC remained full of diners at lunch.
"In the long term KFC is going to pay the price, because today's young people who still want the quick fast food restaurants, they are going to be taking a few more steps and going somewhere else," People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia Pacific director Jason Baker said.
"Those that aren't going in, it will effect their bottom line and it happened with McDonald's, Hungry Jacks and Wendy's. Animal welfare standards are on people's minds."
They were calling on the fast food giant to improve its animal welfare standards.
Wearing nothing but Santa hats, the three "naked chicks" held a banner for good taste which read: "Make it a Merry Chickmas and boycott KFC".
The banner was strategically positioned so as to prevent onlooking police from making any arrests.
The three vegans, all aged in their 20s, said they were strongly opposed to the massive numbers of chickens consumed by KFC diners each day being plucked and sent to the boiler while they were still alive.
Despite their efforts today in attracting a large crowd of onlookers, KFC remained full of diners at lunch.
"In the long term KFC is going to pay the price, because today's young people who still want the quick fast food restaurants, they are going to be taking a few more steps and going somewhere else," People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia Pacific director Jason Baker said.
"Those that aren't going in, it will effect their bottom line and it happened with McDonald's, Hungry Jacks and Wendy's. Animal welfare standards are on people's minds."
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24740184-2682,00.html
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