'Crippled Chicken' Crosses the Road to Protest Poultry Group's Annual Meeting

Beleaguered 'Bird' Sets Sights on Greensboro to Expose Factory-Farm Abuses

For Immediate Release:
August 8, 2012

Contact:
Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382 

Greensboro, N.C. -- Holding a sign reading, "Broken Wings and Legs," a giant "crippled chicken" will repeatedly cross the road in front of the Grandover Resort to lead a protest against the North Carolina Poultry Federation, which will be holding its 45^th annual meeting inside. The action will focus on the abusive treatment of billions of chickens raised and killed by the industry every year.

When:   Thursday, August 9, 3:30 p.m.

Where:  Outside the Grandover Resort, 1000 Club Rd. (at the intersection of Grand Resort Circle and Grandover Parkway), Greensboro

Chickens raised and killed by the poultry industry suffer from abuse that would result in felony cruelty-to-animals charges if other animals were the victims. They are bred to grow so large that many become crippled from the weight of their massive upper bodies. They have their throats slit while they are still conscious, and many are scalded to death in defeathering tanks.

"Chickens are probably the most abused animal on the planet," says PETA Associate Director of Campaigns Lindsay Rajt. "If the members of the North Carolina Poultry Federation abused cats or dogs the way that they abuse chickens, they could be thrown in jail."

For more information, please visit PETA.org.