Pamela Anderson’s Fight Against Kentucky Fried Chicken
Pamela Anderson with Henrik Winther
Pamela Anderson has a bone to pick with Kentucky Fried Chicken. She is a member of PETA. Although she has been criticized in the past for being a bit of a hypocrite when it comes to PETA, as far as what she has worn and eaten, I have to say that this fight against Kentucky Fried Chicken is justified in my opinion.
Now I am not a big fan of corporate food chains to begin with. The most I ever venture into is a Crackle Barrel or Burger King if I am on the highway and the choices of meal stops are very limited. I haven’t been in a Kentucky Fried Chicken since the late 1970’s, and after watching the KFC chicken processing video, I never will.
I had the misfortune of suffering through the entire video of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s processing plant which you can view at www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com and I was totally horrified to say the least. Workers throwing chickens against the walls, stomping on them alive, clipping their beaks off on arrival, over crowding, boiling them alive and the tale of terror goes on.
Pamela Anderson has contacted Kentucky Fried Chicken and has asked them to be more humane in their processing plants and and even asked Kentucky’s governor to remove a bust of Col. Sanders from the State Capitol Building. Pam went as far as to contact Henrik Winther, president of Rostik, KFC’s Russian partners and asked them to watch the slaughter house video.
Pam has appeared in billboard adds in her “lettuce bikini top” and TV spots asking people to boycott Kentucky Fried Chicken until they change their evil ways.
Pamela is not alone in her fight against KFC. Many celebrities as well as musicians have joined her fight. From Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Tommy Lee (natch), and Pink, to the Smashing Pumpkins and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders. For the full list of almost 60 celebs that support this boycott click here. And some of the celebs have provided short videos. These stars are asking people to “Kick the Bucket” and sign the petition.
Kentucky Fried Cruelty Activists explain their beef with KFC:
The roughly 1 billion chickens killed each year for KFC’s buckets are crammed by the tens of thousands into excrement-filled sheds that stink of ammonia fumes. The birds’ legs and wings often break because they’re bred to be too top-heavy and because workers carelessly shove them into transport crates and shackles.
Chickens’ throats are slit and the animals are dropped into tanks of scalding-hot water to remove their feathers, often while they are still conscious and able to feel pain.
KFC lets frustrated factory-farm and slaughterhouse workers handle live birds, so many of the animals end up being sadistically abused. At a KFC “Supplier of the Year” slaughterhouse in West Virginia, workers were documented tearing the heads off live birds, spitting tobacco into their eyes, spray-painting their faces, and violently stomping on them. This was discovered more than two years after KFC promised PETA that it was taking animal welfare seriously.
KFC hides behind its Animal Welfare Advisory Council, even though five members of the council have resigned in frustration. One of them, Adele Douglass, told the Chicago Tribune that KFC “never had any meetings. They never asked any advice, and then they touted to the press that they had this animal-welfare advisory committee. I felt like I was being used.”
And How KFC Can Clean Up Their Act:
PETA wants KFC to adopt the animal welfare programdeveloped by five members of its own animal welfare board. These advisors are the world’s top poultry experts; they advise the meat industry in North America and Europe and believe that KFC can—and should—adopt them. KFC has yet to do any of the following:
Adopt the “Animal Care Standards” program. This would lower the amount of ammonia in the air in factory farms, improve the living spaces and lighting in chicken sheds, prohibit the intentional starving of breeding birds, and ensure that birds are provided with mental and physical stimulation.
Switch to controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK). This would prevent live birds in slaughterhouses from being abused by workers, having their throats slit, or being scalded while they were still conscious. CAK would also improve conditions for workers and decrease contamination levels in chickens’ flesh.
Switch to mechanized chicken gathering. This would drastically reduce the number of broken bones and painful bruising that birds endure when factory-farm workers carelessly throw them into transport crates.
Breed for health rather than rapid growth, and stop feeding drugs to chickens. This would reduce the rate at which birds suffer painful, crippling diseases and injuries, such as broken legs, heart attacks, and lung failures.
Make all welfare standards transparent and verifiable. This would simply ensure that the animal welfare program is being adhered to through announced and unannounced independent audits (the results of which must be made available to the public through KFC’s Web site).
Seems like all reasonable requests to me. So if people have to pay a little more for their bucket of bird, then so be it. Besides, these places are only adding to the ever mounting and staggering problem of obesity in the US. Fast food chains play a huge part in the rising cost of health care due to all the health problems associated with being overweight.
Now I am not a fan of Pamela Anderson’s one iota. I can write an entire article on her that would rip her a new one as far as her and Tommy Lee’s shenanigans over the years, besides her overall phony fake parts appearance. And some will say she does all this for the publicity. Whatever. It’s still a good cause and KFC can certainly be less cruel. I know all slaughter houses are a nightmare, and I am certainly not dismissing all the other cruelties that go on in other places, but simple measures can be taken to make them less cruel. And I will admit that I am a bit of a hypocrite due to the fact that I am not a vegetarian myself, but I do try to limit my eating habits.
Many people think PETA goes way too far, but I agree with what they have asked of KFC, and I saw the horrific processing video. And since I HATE corporate fast food chains already… this campaign gets my vote. I am also in full agreement with PETA’s stance on any circus that uses elephants and big cats in their shows. Go to the Cirque baby! Animal free circuses all the way!
I digress….
So before you pull in to that next drive thru… stop and think of what you are supporting. If the chicken processing video you watched of your next lunch or dinner being prepped didn’t bother you, perhaps when you order that next KFC Chunky Chicken Pot Pie , Mmm mmm, that has 770 calories and 42 grams of fat, and 2,160 mgs of sodium, will make you think twice.
For all the caloric, fat content and sodium levels of all KFC’s menu items, go here, and feel ill. Check out the stats on other fast food menu items too. I guarantee you won’t be making as many trips as you used to!
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Queen-thank you VERY much for posting this. As an animal welfare activist I know all too well how horrific these undercover videos are. This is one of the reasons I’m a vegetarian; I will not contribute to the torture of animals by eating meat. (Plus I feel better and am in much better shape.) KFC has for years refused to adopt ANY animal welfare standards. They are the worst abusers of animals out of all fast-food chains. No one in my house would even consider eating at Kentucky Fried Cruelty, and I’ve shown this horrific video to friends, co-workers and classmates. I’ve protested at the KFC in my neighborhood as well, and will continue to do so.
I’ve seen the same type of torture involving pigs and cows on factory farms; it’s just so incredibly disturbing what humans will do to other living creatures for greed and because they can. There are a few restaurants that only purchase from animal friendly suppliers (free range, humane slaughtering, etc) please find out what is available in your area. If everyone would boycott places like KFC we could end this torture.
Regardless of one’s opinion of Pam, she should be commended for speaking out for the animals.
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Those who can’t stand to look at the blood and gore can’t help but look at the beautiful and gorgeous Pam Anderson…and so I think she is a huge help to animals and should be thanked everyday for having a heart as big as the city of L.A. Inside that chest!
I will never eat at KFC again after watching that video.
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I would like to see these workers who purposely abuse, be held responsible for animal cruelty. Whoever is or was in charge of this processing plant had to have known and turned a blind eye to it; they should also be held responsible. I have heard about KFC and do not purchase food there. Bravo to Pam and the others for taking a stand. KFC should be fined a GIANT amount and subject to indefinite, unannounced inspections of all it’s processing plants. Since the only thing they are concerned with is making money they need to be hit heavily where it’s gonna hurt – in their bank accounts.
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Everytime I see her or anyone campaigning for PETA, I wonder how they feel about the act of abortion? I would like to know if she or any of you have the same compassion for innocent human beings that are slaughtered? Seriously, I really would like to know.
If people can watch how the animals are being tortured and treated and get all fired up about it, try watching an abortion video.
Just saying . . .
Comment by tiger — September 24, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
You people will jump on any band wagon thats rolling by wont you? So the soul purpose here ISNT to close down KFC it’s to better the living conditions of the damned… riiiight! Ok, first off, I DONT agree with the boiling them alive thing, that IS just cruel and unusual punishment, but I dont see your asses complaining when you go in to order the extra tubb-o bucket to chow down on! They are there to be killed and cooked, not educated and set off into the world to better society! I bet you also think death row inmates need to be put to death in a more humane way also! Yeah, just like little Suzy was whe nthe guy slit her throat! Get a clue! And BTW- anyone ever do research on PETA and how they treat those poor little animals they “rescue”? Look it up! PETA’s full of shit!
Comment by Linda T — October 1, 2009 @ 10:49 am
To Linda T…
Queen here, The author.
You said, “but I dont see your asses complaining when you go in to order the extra tubb-o bucket to chow down on!”
First off, lets get one thing straight.
I have NEVER ordered a bucket of chicken and “chowed down” at any KFC in my life. Nor will I ever.
The most I have ever ordered from a KFc, was cole slaw through their drive through, and that was in the 1970′or 80’s. So save it.
And you also said
“I bet you also think death row inmates need to be put to death in a more humane way also!”
That part of your comment is SO stupid, I am not even going to address it.
Just exactly what is your complaint with this article? You agreed that you didn’t think boiling chickens alive was humane. SO.. do you think stomping on them and smashing them into the walls is ok then?
We are well aware that these chickens are raised to kill. But that doesn’t mean that KFC’s processing procedures have to be so inhumane. Get it?
For you to defend a multi million dollar corporation that processes it’s chicken in an inhumane way is disturbing and very telling. There are things that KFC can do to change things, but they refuse. Why is that? What can possibly be their reason?
Can they at least ask their workers to stop stomping on chickens and smashing them into walls? OR boiling them alive? Seems like a pretty reasonable request.
Your ignorance appalls me
Comment by Queen — October 1, 2009 @ 4:05 pm
I will admit, I have eaten KFC thru the years. Not a lot but more than a little. I have enjoyed the food. I don’t frequent fast food places much because it’s not that good for you. I think the main point is not that people shouldn’t eat chicken but at least the factories could handle the animals we will eat a little nicer. I have seen this video along with others and as an animal lover, it’s very sad to watch. I also love meat. It’s really a tough situation to be in. I will admit that the thought of eating a chicken that was stomped to death or whipped around is gross. I don’t know why laws aren’t in place for a more “humane” death for these poor animals. I question the types of people who could feel no remorse doing that.
Comment by pak31 — October 2, 2009 @ 10:06 pm