PETA Protests McCruel Chicken Slaughter

Group boycotts fast food chains that use shocked poultry

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Feb 16, 2009 2:15 AM CST

(Newser) – After years of KFC boycotts, PETA will once again picket McDonald's in a bid to trigger a change in the way chickens are slaughtered in the US. American farms usually shock chickens before beheading them, a method the animal rights group calls inhumane. PETA prefers... Read full story »

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