Group to Protest Abuses That Birds Suffer for McDonald's Restaurants
For Immediate Release:
April 27, 2011
Cotnact:
Ashley Gonzalez 202-483-7382
Tampa, Fla. - Wearing nothing but yellow bikinis and holding signs that read, "McDonald's Tortures Chicks," several PETA members will convene outside a Tampa McDonald's restaurant to protest the abuses that chickens suffer in slaughterhouses that supply the fast-food chain. Other PETA members will hold signs reading, "McCruelty: I'm Hatin' It."
Where: McDonald's, 2006 N. 50th St., Tampa
When: Friday, April 29, 11 a.m.
McDonald's American suppliers are under fire for using an outdated killing method that often causes birds to suffer the pain of broken wings and broken legs, have their throats cut while they are still conscious, and be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.