Vegan 'chicken' on menu as KFC Canada attempts to end protests
Contributed by VeggieGirl
TORONTO — Following a five-year roasting by animal-rights activists,
KFC Canada is promising improved welfare for the chickens it buys for
its fast-food outlets in exchange for an end to a boycott campaign
that will continue in the U.S. and elsewhere.
The Canadian Press has learned that People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals has agreed to call off its Canadian "Kentucky Fried
Cruelty" campaign, which featured high-profile actress Pamela Anderson
among others, following a signed agreement with the company.
Among other things, the deal obliges KFC Canada to begin buying from
suppliers who use gas to kill their chickens painlessly, considered to
be the least cruel method of slaughter.
The company is also promising to insist on other "animal-welfare
friendly" measures relating to how the birds are kept, including a
maximum on crowding and phasing out non-essential growth-hormones and
other drugs.
Customers of the popular restaurant chain will also be able to order a
vegan "chicken" item, according to the deal that followed almost seven
months of at-times "sticky" closed-door negotiations.
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