Group to Demonstrate How Birds Killed for McDonald's Restaurants Are Scalded to Death
For Immediate Release:
April 26, 2011
Contact:
Ashley Gonzalez 202-483-7382
Tallahassee, Fla. - Wearing nothing but red bikinis and bodypaint to illustrate what happens to chickens when they are scalded to death in defeathering tanks, PETA members will convene outside a Tallahassee McDonald's restaurant to protest the abuse that chickens suffer in slaughterhouses that supply the fast-food chain. Other PETA members will hold signs reading, "McCruelty: i'm hatin' it."
Where: 3819 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee
When: Wednesday, April 27, 12 noon
McDonald's American suppliers are under fire for using an outdated killing method that often causes birds to suffer the pain of broken wings and broken legs, have their throats cut while they are still conscious, and be scalded to death in defeathering tanks. By requiring its suppliers to update their slaughter methods, McDonald's could eliminate all these abuses.
"We're heating things up to help customers see exactly how coldhearted McDonald's is when it comes to chickens," says PETA's Tracy Patton. "People will flock to other restaurants when they learn that McDonald's is too cheap to make basic changes that would prevent birds from being scalded to death."
For more information, please visit McCruelty.com.