KFC Cruelty

The more than 700 million chickens raised each year for KFC aren't able to do any of these things. They are crammed by the tens of thousands into sheds that stink of ammonia fumes from accumulated waste; they are given barely even room to move (each bird lives in the amount of space equivalent to a standard sheet of paper). They routinely suffer broken bones from being bred to be top heavy, from callous handling (workers roughly grab birds by their legs and stuff them into crates) and from being shackled upside down at slaughterhouses. Chickens are often still fully conscious as their throats are cut or when they are dumped into tanks of scalding hot water to remove their feathers. When they’re killed, chickens are still babies, not yet two months old, out of a natural life span of 10-15 years.

In May of 2001, KFC’s parent company, Yum Brands, Inc. assured PETA that it intended to “raise the bar” on animal welfare; yet, to date, KFC has done nothing to address some of the most egregious animal cruelty in the chicken industry. We need your help to convince KFC to take some key steps to reduce the worst suffering.

A brief history of why PETA & other groups are targeting KFC

What KFC says to defend itself & PETA's response

Australian Campaign

Animal Liberation groups across Australia are targeting KFC stores & patrons with information sheets regarding the treatment of chickens used by KFC. These chickens are actually 6 - 8 week old chicks (babies) that have been fed growth promotants. Whilst they are the size of adult chickens, the forced growing results in deformities as the skeletal structure does not strengthen at the same rate as forced growth. Hence Animal Liberation has postcards available focusing on "Crippled Babies in a Bucket" - these postcards are addressed to:
Mr Roger Eaton,
CEO,
Yum Restaurants International,
20 Roxborough Road,
Frenchs Forest,
NSW 2086.

Contact your local Animal Liberation office if you would like a postcard to mail to Mr Eaton, you can also just write a letter to him. We also have some A4 posters showing a KFC bucket with a dead chicken in it - thats what people buy (minus the feathers of course). Please also contact us if you would like to target a particular KFC store & it's patrons with information.