A yellow bikini clad protestor from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will carry a sign that reads "KFC Tortures Chicks"
(SALEM) - The last time protestors from P.E.T.A. came to Salem, they were assaulted by a man who threw a bucket of hot gravy at one of them, behaving abusively toward a female protestor as he verbally and physically attacked them for essentially, asserting their rights as Americans.
He also tried to pick a fight with this reporter. In typical bully fashion, he was tough until he realized that the counter-offer was good.
That happened at the KFC on South Commercial last February.
Now P.E.T.A. is returning to Salem, and they're doing it with their own kind of fireworks. They will be in front of the KFC at 902 Lancaster Drive in Salem.
Local activist Arianna Fenton says PETA is currently campaigning against KFC and asking the company to adopt some minimal animal welfare guidelines for the hundreds of millions of chickens who are raised and killed for their restaurants each year.
PETA Campaigner Lindsay Rajt will lead the demonstration in front of the Lancaster KFC on Thursday, May 11th. Lindsay will be wearing a yellow bikini and holding a sign that says, "KFC Tortures Chicks."
PETA members say they wil also have a TV screen to show people footage of KFC's alleged cruelty.
A PETA spokesperson says they want to ensure that their voices will be heard for the 850 million chickens that they say, are tortured by KFC each year.
When the counter-protestor became physically abusive to the PETA members a few weeks ago, we resolved to always cover the activities of this group and others like it, regardless of their point, because we don't want Salem to gain a reputation for being an ugly community where Americans have trouble holding a simple, peaceful protest or demonstration.
One interesting fact in the other PETA story, was that none of the PETA protestors I spoke to during the event were vegetarians, and they have no problem with eating chicken.
They say they are just disturbed by KFC's methods and practices when it comes to killing the birds and preparing them.
This story about the last demonstration and the abusive protestor is in our video section, you can also see the story by searching PETA in our search window.
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