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17th July, 2008
Former “Baywatch” star and pin-up queen Pamela Anderson staged an animal rights protest at a KFC outlet in Australia Thursday, despite the fast foot chain partially bankrolling her trip Down Under.
Anderson, who is in Australia for a guest appearance on the “Big Brother” reality television show, visited a KFC on the Gold Coast tourist strip to hand deliver a letter to the outlet’s manager protesting battery hen farming.
“I’ve been in Australia filming Big Brother House, in which my housemates and I are confined and sealed off from the outside world, much like the chickens who are crammed inside barns for KFC,” she said in the letter, which was released by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
“Fortunately, I won’t be stomped to death, have my legs broken or be scalded to death in a tank of hot water, yet as PETA’s undercover videos have revealed, the chickens raised for KFC’s restaurants in Australia often suffer these abuses.”
KFC, a major sponsor of the “Big Brother” program, released a statement denying the claims.
“KFC does not own or operate any chicken farms but works with reputable suppliers, industry and government authorities regarding humane farming practices in accordance with Australian regulations,” it said.
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