PETA Puts Blood in Happy Meals
McCruelty: I'm Hatin' It--Learn More.
(Sort of NSFW, images of bloody chickens getting killed, and a stupid song)
So, remember how Andy Dick dressed up as a knife-wielding parody of childhood icon, Ronald McDonald, as part of a PETA demonstration? Well there's more!
PETA has an ongoing vendetta against McDonald's, basically involving food sourcing. They want Mickey D's to get their chickens from poultry suppliers who use the cruelty-free controlled atmosphere killing.
Sure, PETA's right, it would be better for the chickens. And better for us because it would eliminate PETA's need to hold "scalding tank demonstrations" with tanks of bloody water in public places.
PETA's Oddball Antics
But does PETA take the opportunity to have a reasoned conversation with the fast food giant? Hell no! Not when there's an opportunity to smear "blood" everywhere! The latest effort is an "Unhappy Meal" that is just so over-the-top theatrical, it's almost impossible to describe. But here, let me try:
Here's the wacky thing -- I couldn't find a way to get one of those Unhappy Meals. I mean, I don't want a packet of not-blood, but I bet there are plenty of people out there who do. And it's just a cruel tease to show all of the nutso contents of a box like that, and then not make it available to the public for purchase. Do they just hand them out on the street?
On the other hand, it's probably a good thing you can't buy those things at Walgreens. Imagine the traumatized child who accidentally opens an Unhappy Meal and finds a bloody chicken. Scarred. For. Life.
- the aforementioned Killer Klown Ronald McDonald
- "blood" stained box
- pictures of mutilated and scalded-alive chickens
- a packet of "blood" (which ironically is probably mainly ketchup)
- a paper cutout of their scary Killer Klown version of Ronald McDonald that has an "I'm Hatin' it" logo on it
- a "Chicken McCruelty" t-shirt
Here's the wacky thing -- I couldn't find a way to get one of those Unhappy Meals. I mean, I don't want a packet of not-blood, but I bet there are plenty of people out there who do. And it's just a cruel tease to show all of the nutso contents of a box like that, and then not make it available to the public for purchase. Do they just hand them out on the street?
On the other hand, it's probably a good thing you can't buy those things at Walgreens. Imagine the traumatized child who accidentally opens an Unhappy Meal and finds a bloody chicken. Scarred. For. Life.
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