Victory: KFC Canada Gives In to PETA's Demands

[vaalea *]

Yep, you read that right. KFC Canada has given in to our demands, and we wanted you to be the first to hear all about it. This would not have been possible without all your hard work with signing petitions, handing out leaflets and stickers, and boycotting the restaurant chain. We're now ending our Kentucky Fried Cruelty boycott in Canada. (The boycott will continue in other countries where KFC has restaurants, including the United States, until they follow KFC Canada's lead.) Some of the many people who helped make this victory possible Basically, following seven months of closed-door negotiations between PETA and KFC Canada (which is owned by a different company than are KFC restaurants in other countries), we are thrilled to announce that KFC Canada has agreed to a historic new animal welfare plan that will dramatically improve the lives and deaths of millions of chickens killed for KFC Canada. The company will take the following actions: Phase in the purchasing of chickens from suppliers that use controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK) up to 100 percent—the least cruel form of poultry slaughter ever developed. KFC Canada is the first major restaurant chain to commit to phasing in the exclusive purchasing of chicken meat from CAK slaughterhouses. Add a vegetarian "chicken" item to the menu of 65 percent of all Canadian KFCs. (Order it in a wrap without the mayo and it will be vegan!) Improve its animal welfare audit standards to reduce the number of broken bones and other injuries suffered by birds. Urge its suppliers to adopt better practices, including improved lighting, more space for birds, lower ammonia levels, and a phaseout of growth-promoting drugs and breeding practices that painfully cripple chickens. Form an animal welfare advisory panel to monitor the changes and recommend further advancements. This is an enormous victory for PETA and our supporters. We cannot thank you enough. Congrats on your hard work. Please also take a moment to email in...@priszm.com (KFC Canada's parent company) and thank them for raising the bar on animal welfare. While we get the next campaigns ready for you to take on, you might want to cook up some vegan fried "chicken" with the recipes found at vegcooking.com and brag to your friends and family about how you helped make a difference. And if you're looking for current campaign ideas, check this out. Thanks, everyone! Sincerely, Pulin Modi Senior Street Team Coordinator My MySpace My Facebook Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.  Tell-a-friend! If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for peta2. This e-mail was sent by: PETA 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510 United States

[Anne and Chris]

OK, as I was talking to a group of meat eating people this evening, I made the bold, but for me, totally believable statement ..... “give me your favourite foods and I will convert them into a vegan meal that will satisfy your cravings without the need for a single animal to suffer in any way!”

 

Well the first few requests were simple but obviously they wanted to prove their point. (I love humans they are so.........

 human!)

 

Does anyone have the best, most delicious, recipe for a vegetarian (vegan) lasagne?

 

This is more than just important. I have these peoples attention.

 

All they need now is the understanding that they have been duped into believing a meal is only a meal if an animal has had to suffer.

 

I feel it’s possible some of them are close to realising that what 'we' are doing to sentient beings is barbaric and we can do much better.

 

Please help. The challenge continues. Thank you,

Anne

 

[Anne and Chris]

Do wild animals belong in a circus?

 

New video of Ringling Brothers handlers beating elephants, shot this year (2009) thanks to PETA. I received it as a DawnWatch alert.

 

http://www.ny1.com/Default.aspx?ArID=102726

 

Hope it reconfirms in everyone’s mind that this is sick and wild animals should never be used by people, period!

 

Anne