The generation(s) that you're referring to were raised on foods that are closer to organic than what you're eating today. I would attribute the increased longevity to medical science, not pesticides and hormones. Ever noticed all of those medicine bottles in grandmas medicine cabinet? Those aren't Flintstones vitamins. The FACT is that there's no harm in eating organic food, but we don't yet have enough long-term information on the effects of synthetic and pesticide/hormone-ridden foods. Only time will tell, but personally, I prefer to play it safe. Organic foods are dropping in price and are easily accessible. Many of us even prefer the taste of organic (there's sometimes a HUGE difference).

I won't comment on the shallow Maddox article because it's obvious that this person thinks that everyone who is a vegetarian is a left-wing PETA advocate with a superiority complex.

hahah the video on the first page, that guy has the best job ever

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What is he supposed to do on any forms or applications where the format is last name, first name? Or is his name kentuckyfriedcrueltydotcom Garnett?

Peta gives vegans/vegetarians a bad name.

(I just realized that was a lame pun. Har har har.)

KFC's popcorn chicken is pretty good, which is the end of this arguement.

Seriously, if they think they're saving the world by not eating meat or boycotting a fast food chain, they're wrong. These type of people need to be beaten into a pulp and forced some fried chicken down their throat, or maybe a smoked wild turkey and then shown the ACTUALY statistics.

One customer doesn't matter to a fast food chain, and just because an anti KFC group says KFC is horrid, doesn't mean I'll stop eating KFC because KFC TASTES GOOD and beats the crap out of McDonald's!

Do that and we'll just use our Carrot-daggers/potatoe guns on you.

I would say more, but I realize that children have much to learn.

It's actually a rather popular campaign. Even Al Sharpton does a few commercials for their cause. I live in Kentucky, and even here we have a few billboards on the subject. Whether or not you like chicken is beside the point. The point is that the treatment of those chickens is inhumane. It's a philosophical viewpoint. Even my roommate, who is a meat eating posterboy, is sickened by the manner in which these animals are killed. The message isn't intended for those of you who lack compassion and who will never change their mind regardless of how wrong they are, it's for the rest of the world. There are more important issues in the world than animal cruelty, but it's a philosophical debate that should take place, and I just hope that the close-minded people on both sides don't have a say.

I think that's the least of his problems. They wouldn't be not hiring him because he formatted his name improperly, they'll be not hiring him because he's a wackjob. :p

God save the chickens.

My God, seriously. These people aren't GOOD people, they just have bad cosciences. Really, if they're such good people, wouldn't they be happy by just not eating KFC themselves? No. They advertise how good of a people they are, and try to make others like them. It's silly. I like chicken.

But...that means they can't push their opinions on our lives and make a big deal out of it, thusley (is that a word? :P) not gaining the attention they crave.


IT'S A FREAKING CHICKEN Seriously, what else are these chickens going to do, other than produce eggs? Maybe this sounds shallow, but there's nothing other than eggs and good fried chicken that chickens are good for, so I don't know why some of you people care so much

It was a valid question!

Better than "Why do you continue to eat good fried chicken when the chickens were slaughtered in an in-humane way even though there's nothing left for them to live for anyway?"

why the hell does it matter how they die? their going to get eaten anyway....

And could you tell the difference between this KFC style and a regular farm chicken? Doubtful, from the average joe's point of view

no one really wants to know how their food is made, we like just knowing that food taste good when we eat it. We don't want to be bothered by the trivial things like how it hatched and how well it lived before I stuck a fork in it's tender juicy meat.

They are breed to be eaten, and used, cows are bred to be eaten and used for clothing and furniture.... we're suppose to use animals for food and clothing and stuff...

Carrots don't keep ya warm at night, a nice leather jacket, while stylish and confortable will keep ya warm. If you want to eat veggies and not meat, fine, thats your choice have fun and enjoy your veggies.

But c'mon, don't throw this guilt trip crap down on people, don't try to force your opinions on me, It'll only make me want to smack you harder. let people live in their own ignorant bliss. When I order a hamburger, the first thing I think of is not, "gee, I hope the cow didn't suffer", I think, "DAMN, thats a good burger".

When I pay for food, I want it to taste good, I don't want to have a funeral and proper burial for my dinner.

We don't like seeing animals ripped from their natural environment, genetically altered to be fat to the point where they can no longer walk, and living in cages where they're forced to sit in the same position for their entire lives. We don't like seeing animals boiled alive, and convulsing in pain. We don't like seeing their beaks chopped off so that they can be forced to live together, unnaturally, in close proximity to one another. If you don't care about the humane treatment of animals, even after watching them suffer via videos such as this and this, then I'm afraid you're a lost cause and are too far gone from having any compassion towards anything other than humans. PETA isn't asking people to stop eating chicken, although they obviously have an interest in that happening, they're asking people to stop eating animals where these animals are killed inhumanely.



Would you, as a human, prefer to die in agony or while you're asleep of old age? Many farmers kill their animals in humane ways, without forcing the animals to suffer. Why does it matter how you die, you're just going to get buried anyway. Trust me, my friend, it'll matter to you and your family/friends when that day comes.



Before I became a vegetarian, I was eating all organic meats. I can assure you that there is a difference in taste and that KFC is crap in comparison (my brothers were both managers at KFC here in Kentucky, so I've probably eaten it more than the average person, being that it was free). Many people believe that free-range, organic meat tastes much better. There's even a huge difference between cage-free organic eggs and your regular Kroger eggs. If you'd watch a few of the videos from PETA on the subject, you'd see why this is so. They even have a free DVD that they'll send you if you're on dial-up.



If no one wants to know, why are there thousands of websites dedicated to the subject? Why do you have an ingredient and nutrition list on your foods? Why are organic foods popping up in every major grocery store? The fact of the matter is that people are starting to find out what's in their food, and they DO care.



That's an opinion that many don't share. I support your right to eat meat, but don't confuse your opinion with fact, and gosh I hope no one starts to debate the human digestive system, because we've already been down that road in the past.



There are synthetic materials that keep you warmer, are more durable, and more comfortable than animal products. They cost more on average, but if you're like me, and you mostly shop and thrift stores anyways, you'll come out about even.

You may not care about your health, or the health of your friends and family, but many people do, and those same people want to know what they're eating. I support your right to not know what you're eating, but you should support the right for others to know that information. While PETA obviously has a hidden agenda, don't confuse every vegetarian, as well as compassionate meat eater with being a part of that group and not having philosophical viewpoints that may be just as valid as yours, if not more. No one is forcing you to go to PETA's website. No one is forcing you to do anything. If you don't like it, ignore it.

saw those videos and quite frankly, I wouldn't mind some chicken.


I'm pretty sure that when I'm dead, I won't be caring how I died... I'll be too dead to worry.



Congradualtions, enjoy your vegtiables... I still like KFC....

so companies don't get sued when someone files a law suit saying they got fat from eating their food cause they didn't know it had something in it.

if we weren't suppose to use animals for food and clothing... why else are they here? to look pretty while we starve and freeze?.



Not every place in the world is able to manufacture and utilize synthetic materials or don't have the access to them, sure in north america and other more "civilzed" countries we have easier access to them, but fur and leather is still very popular products.

Peta is just plain stupid, If you don't like meat don't eat it, if you think a company is being cruel to animals, do something about it sure.... but you don't have to cram your views down others throats, handing out those stupid buckets to people outside KFC, even going so far as to legaly change your name to a website address.... every time he meets someone he's pretty much putting his views out there publibly and I'd rather not hate someone before I meet them.

"Animals eat animals. It's nature."

"Nuh-uh. We taught a lion to eat tofu."

*pan to rediculously thin lion*

*meak cough*

I think you missed what I said. If you're trying to tell me that you'd prefer a torturous death, then I must tell you that not only are you in the minority, you probably have something wrong with you.



Did you purposely ignore the other questions? Once again, why are there thousands of websites on the subject, many of which are run by consumers? Why are organic foods popping up in every major grocery store? Why are grocery store chains that focus on healthy foods popping up all around the country? The point is that your statement: "no one really wants to know how their food is made" is simple incorrect.



No one said that we're not supposed to use them for food and clothing. My statement was obviously meant to show that you can't PROVE that this is why they exist. Do you honestly think that animals have no other purpose? Their very existence affects everything around us. Do you feel the same way about insects? Plants? I'm having trouble believing that you're serious.



Exactly. There are countries all around the world that have access to synthetic materials. The fact that not all countries do is irrelevant. I never challenged anyone's right to use animals for clothing or meat. I think you're missing the point.



If it weren't for groups like PETA, the average American who actually does care about what's in their food and where it comes from, probably wouldn't know the answers to questions like that. However, I have never condoned some of the stupid things this organization does. I've simply stated that for every dumb thing their members do, there's a few good things to go along with it.



Sadly, you're confusing vegetarians who don't eat properly with those of us that do. I have a healthy BMI, could out-hike anyone on this forum in my sleep, and have no known health problems. I know many overweight vegetarians, and I can consume just as much protein, calcium, vitamin b-12, and iron in a day as you can. What you're saying is like me claiming that meat eaters are all fat (statistically, the majority of meat eaters are overweight in the US). The fact is that responsible vegetarians, as well as meat eaters can both have healthy diets.

Dohohohoho!

People have cared about what is in their food since before PETA was a dream in some stoner's head. It's just most people don't care. I care, and I don't need PETA to tell me what is in my apple, when I can look at see what grower grew it, and if they have bred it so much that it's just like candy.

I never claimed that people weren't curious pre-PETA. I'm claiming that PETA has helped a lot of people to discover how these animals are treated on the way to becoming food, and even explaining to people what's in their food, especially when it comes to meat. Sure, there have always been curious people, but they're becoming much more common, and PETA is one of the many groups that are aiding them.

/me eats Tony

[edit] didnt notice that there was a 2nd page...

and whats up with the hidden edit button? or is that just me?

Free range meat isn't tastier because it has less fat. It also tends to be tougher because the muscle is more developed than it is in commercial meat.

*takes a bucket of KFC to my Graney for lunch, while she prepairs us deer steak for dinner*

good times.

Someone here should change his/her name to "massassi.net"

Save an animal; eat a vegetarian.

If God didnt want me to eat meat
he would have made me a rabbit

Sirloin 4ever

i like KFC

That's also something I wanted to bring up, but didn't for fear of a religious flamewar.

Seriously, from a God-believer point of view, we are superior to animals and God said so, and hell, he kills some animals to give Adam and Eve clothes. Yes, there's a difference between killing with a hatchet to the neck and killed like KFC is doing it, but like I said before, the average consumer doesn't care and if they did, they'd look into it for themselves. They don't care, and PETA shouldn't be trying to make them care.

well if u didnt want a flame war, why did you just say that? I was only making a joke

edit: and i do agree, PETA should just leave people alone

OK, it may have been a joke, but still it makes sense.

true

if i side with PETA, will it make KFC slightly less greasy?

my fingers are a slick after eating one single leg.

The grease is an extra bonus to your meal. Use it for stuff.

From my experience, people who do eat meat are much more likely to attack people who do not.

But, while we're at it, the Jews are only bringing us down, as well. Look at the farms for chickens, who are only useful to us for food. We can use the Jews for cheap labor, and when they're of no use for work any more, we can just eliminate them. Vegetarians, communists, Catholics, any else who disagrees can be put there as well.

wow, that was a %100 redneck cracker comment

you just took your diginity and blew it clear of this earth

Hehe. You don't understand he was joking? It's stat.

Oh yeah, we are OH so superior to EVERYTHING.

Jesus Christ, humans are totally full of themselves.

you realize i was joking, right echo?

[/SARCASM]

That's not sarcasm.