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January 01, 2006 | Aussie Dave | Comments 3
You have to hand it to the folks at PETA. They bring stupidity to a whole new level.
A 19-year-old PETA staffer has legally changed his name to KentuckyFriedCruelty.com.Chris Garnett, youth outreach coordinator for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said he changed his name in support of the group’s anti-KFC campaign.“People don’t believe me at first when I tell them my name, but it never fails to spark a discussion,” Garnett, er, KentuckyFriedCruelty.com, said in a statement. “Many vow to boycott KFC after I explain the company’s indifference to cruelty to animals.”
Seems like quite a drastic thing to do on behalf of some chickens. Could it be that Mr Garnett – err, I mean Mr .com – is doing it to impress a girl?
“Stacked” star Pamela Anderson, who has narrated a PETA video showing the alleged abuse, supports Garnett’s name change.“I’m sure Chris can’t wait ’till KFC stops torturing chickens so he can change his name back,” the actress said in a statement, adding that the chicken abuse “is awful and has to stop.”
Update: Here is Mr .com’s very own blog post on his name change:
A few months back I legally changed my name to KentuckyFriedCruelty.com as a fun and easy way to tell people all about KFC and the brutal ways in which they treat their chickens before slaughter. Talking about the campaign has become second nature as I am asked about the name change almost every single time I go to pay for something with my debit card or need to show my ID. Recently, the name change has been all over the news; it’s great! Hopefully lots of people will check out the website and join the boycott against KFC. If KFC implements our simple animal welfare guidelines, the lives of 850 million chickens will be improved every year. Here’s to hoping KFC listens!
But seriously. With all that is going on in the world, and he’s most concerned with the plight of chickens??
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“I’m sure Chris can’t wait ’till KFC stops torturing chickens so he can change his name back”
Ironically that’s exactly what I was thinking.
“With all that is going on in the world, and he’s most concerned with the plight of chickens??”
Be it as it may, I see another problem here: how would his frineds and relatives call him now, if not KFC?
i thought this was really stupid at first too! but i was kinda curious so i actaully went to the wEbsite. its pretty gross. makes me rethink eating there again!