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Bob Saldeen Feb 19, 2008
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    Bob Saldeen started this discussion on Feb 19, 2008

    KFC, your chicken is so tasty. Your biscuits are so buttery. Your colonel is so regal. You’re hard not to like.

    But maybe you could be just a little nicer to your animals? By all accounts, you’re the worst of your breed. McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s — they’ve all taken steps to treat animals better. But you just won’t budge! Your own animal welfare board made some recommendations that were estimated by your COO to raise the cost of a meal by a meager $0.02 cents. We’re asking that you adopt those changes.

    Not Just Another KFC Boycott

    This is a bit different from the other petitions, boycotts, etc. on the Web. For one thing, we’re all KFC customers. That being the case, we’re not about to give up KFC - unless it’s actually going to make a difference. So rather than boycott now, we’re collecting the support we need - one million KFC customers — to deliver a loss of business that outweighs the cost of improved animal treatment. Once we have it, the boycott will begin.

    A million people is a lot. It will take some time to get there. But we selected that number not based upon what is immediately attainable, rather, what is necessary to force a solution to this issue once and for all.

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    Anonymous replied on Oct 5, 2008

    After seeing the video, I will never eat at

    a KFC again, and I urge others to do so

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    Sydni Moser replied on Oct 24, 2008

    This is a great page, But it is very discouraging to note that only 445 people have signed on in EIGHT months… Getting to a million at this pace will take a decade. I’m not even so willing to bring it to the attention of my friends to sign on because it hasn’t recruited the membership it should have in all of this time…. Plus, it’s a pain to join up with “The Point”…

    Bob, if I were you and this was my campaign I would really try to put this out on as many sites as possible to make a drive for membership. It’s such a worthy action. Problem is that you are also “preaching to the choir” for the most part. “We” haven’t eaten at KFC for many, many years. Wish that I could offer more tangible suggestions, but I’m too unfamiliar with stategies on the web….

    Hey, but I bothered and I care very much, and I support you in your efforts, only wish it had more of an impact.

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    Anonymous replied on Oct 27, 2008

    Sorry guys I’m in the wrong bus. I’m not a KFC consumer. I thought this was a campaign to stop eating KFC or shud I say “Cholesterole and Heart Diseases in Box”. but I see that you say that you are not about to give up KFC "

    Adios

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    deeanna starr replied on Oct 29, 2008

    Disgusting treatment of chickens,they deserve a life before we eat them.Come on everyone sign and boycott KFC.

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    Stephanie Jones replied on Oct 30, 2008

    Guys, I haven’t eaten chicken livers and gizzards in 20 years; however,

    Don’t eat ANY chicken broth! That is bigger than life and will get the message OUT! Stop eating anything with chicken parts or flavor in it!

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    Anonymous replied on Nov 8, 2008

    Spay & neuter humans, starting with the ones who have no compassion for any animal.

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    Mindy replied 2 days ago

    Each person that is opposed to animal cruelty should do two things: 1) either think of the face of the animal’s face and fear as he meets death or be cruel and think of your To Do List or som such thing; and 2) put the KFC down (pointedly taking the trash to the register and put the KFC in it there) and start calling your friends asking them to do the same. It’s likely your friends are against animal cruelty, too, so perhaps they will spread the word of mouth. NO chicken anything!

    The only way to effect change is to hurt the money holder. When profits go down, Boards and investors want to know why.

    In addition to the cruel way of killing chickens for KFC, it is ironic that the taste of KFC products has gone down. It could be the spicing OR it could be the things put into the chickens system and how that reacts in the blood stream when it faces a terrified end. No jokes please, because that really would show insensitivity the public has suspected.