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| PETA protest backfires |
| 2005-08-02 |
| While a girl dressed in a chicken costume and nine of her animal-rights activist friends protested outside a Logan restaurant Monday, hundreds of other people clucked their way indoors for a taste of drumsticks, thighs and wings. Benjamin Goldsmith, a campaign coordinator for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has been organizing a series of protests outside KFC restaurants because of the way the company kills its chickens. Monday's campaign in Logan, however, may have backfired, as the store on 400 North saw one of its busiest days in recent memory. At one point around noon, more than 30 people stood in line to order chicken. Warning: Beverage Alert "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. Smith said his group chose to sit outside the restaurant because "there's so many people in there, it was a little crowded." Jacqueline Newbold, a supervisor at KFC, said an uncommon rush of customers for about two hours required the store to call extra employees into work. |
| Posted by:Glaque Ulomoter5145 |
| #8 I agree with PETA, this is how they should do it. |
| Posted by: Ominesh Gleasing2331 2005-08-02 18:03 |
| #7 We've taken our dogs to Pollo Loco, and eaten outside... When it comes to animal eats animal... Someone ought to do this at the protest... Our current "Iron Maiden" German Shepherd would not feel very kindly to anyone coming between her and her chicken wing... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-08-02 17:13 |
| #6 heh. This seems to be a growing trend... PETA gets rude welcome in Brownsville |
| Posted by: BH 2005-08-02 16:59 |
| #5 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. "I've found people in Utah are not as open-minded (as other places)." They always seem so amazed that people don't seem to grasp the concept that chickens have "rights". Which ones are the ignorant ones here again? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-08-02 16:41 |
#4  Are you so sure it is chicken being served? PETA or no PETA... This didn't happen at that KFC, but who knows? Someone is running away from something.... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-08-02 16:39 |
| #3 I see a marketing opportunity here..... |
| Posted by: john 2005-08-02 16:18 |
| #2 Judging by the look of some of the protesters I've seen.... I don't think you would want any of that breast meat....... You don't know where its been... (and don't want to speculate....). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-08-02 16:18 |
| #1 I always want to ask the protesters, dressed up as chickens, how much per pound for some breast meat. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-02 16:01 |