Ryan Gosling sticks it to KFC Canada
There's no shortage of celebs who will line up to bash KFC's faming practices, but few have directed their contempt at the Canadian wing of the chicken empire, until now. Ryan Gosling -- who you may remember from such chick-flicks as The Notebook -- decided it was time to take to the power of the pen, writing a letter on behalf of PETA to the head of KFC's Canadian operations, John Bitove.Upon first reading, I thought: Ryan Gosling's Canadian? Then later: KFC is super stubborn to continue taking such high profile flack for the cruel way they get their chicken. Seriously, PETA goes overboard with their campaigns about half the time, but you'd think that KFC would budge a little after having a website called Kentucky Fried Cruetly attacking them non-stop. Maybe just some little token changes in the chicken killing? How about it KFC? Honestly, I'm sick of hearing about it.
Read Ryan's letter after the jump.
Dear Mr. Bitove:
I am discouraged to hear that KFC Canada has not intervened to eliminate the abuses that birds raised and killed for KFC restaurants suffer, despite the strides that are being made by other companies.
I understand that KFC Canada is still allowing its suppliers to scald chickens to death in scorching-hot water tanks and that many birds still suffer broken wings and legs because of violent treatment prior to slaughter. As a Canadian, I hope that you'll set a good example for KFC operators in the U.S. and elsewhere by stopping the worst abuses endured by the birds killed for KFC Canada's buckets. Won't you please consider setting a precedent that all other KFCs can follow?
The time is ripe to do the right thing. By adopting the basic recommendations made by PETA and scientific experts (including raising birds in a more natural manner and employing less cruel slaughter methods), you could
dramatically improve the lives and deaths of chickens raised and killed for KFC Canada.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Ryan Gosling
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5-06-2008 @ 9:19AM
Kris said...
Josh,
What is it you're sick of? People won't stop complaining if things don't change; that's sort of how it works in this world. Animals don't have a voice, so it takes people to continuously complain to make even a little of a difference. If you had the guts to watch the videos (and videos do not lie), then I would think (if you had any compassion) you would change your mind as to why PETA (and others) does what it does.
'Tis better to cross the line at times than to never cross it at all, like most lazy, don't-give-a-crap people. They're speaking for millions of animals that cannot speak for themselves; how is that ridiculous? Someone has to. Common sense. I applaud people who have the GUTS to do it.
Besides, extreme cases requires extreme responses. That's how energy works.
Animals are equal to us in this sense: love. Love is what defines what is important. If something can give us love, then it is important, period. It's the idiots of the world whom are not important.
Do you really think if Jeffrey Damner and a deer were standing in a road, that I would swerve to hit the deer over Damner, simply cuz he's human? Hell no. It takes more than you being bipedal for me to consider you important or superior!
You better bring more to the table than standing upright! IQ has little to do with it. There are plenty of idiots who have high IQs but ruin the planet. Love determines your importance. Animals give endless love, therefore ARE important; we can learn lots from them if we'd stop being so damn arrogant.
Watch the videos, wake up, stop mocking it, and pay attention to the real deal. If we're so superior, we'd have the ability to control ourselves and not abuse animals unnecessarily for our taste buds. Sad.
I could go on, but I suspect the brain cells reading this might be too swollen for any more.
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