- LOS ANGELES (Sapa-AFP)--
A US animal rights group said yesterday it was suing the KFC fast food
chain for allegedly lying about the "cruel" way its chickens
are treated to sell the famous fried poultry snacks.
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- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said
it would file suit against the chain in Los Angeles because of its claims
that allegedly disguised the "grotesque abuses inflicted upon chickens
by (KFC) suppliers".
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- "The suppliers breed and drug animals so they grow
six times as quickly as they did 50 years ago. Their legs and hearts and
lungs can't keep up and they get so big that they collapse under their
own weight," PETA said.
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- The activists claim the chain was using false statements
on its website to mislead animal-friendly consumers into buying their food
and are seeking an injunction to halt the online claims.
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- The action is part of a six-month boycott by PETA of
KFC Corp products aimed at improving the way 750 million chickens are raised
and slaughtered for the company every year.
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