PETA’s Anti-KFC Tombstone Prank

By Alex in Animals & Pets, Politics on Jan 14, 2008 at 5:11 pm

PETA had placed a tombstone in the Louisville cemetery in which the founder of KFC was buried. It turns out that the gravemarker, which was approved by the cemetery, contained a hidden message:

At first glance, the tombstone looks like any other grave marker. But a closer look at the epitaph reveals a deeper meaning.

A seemingly innocuous poem is inscribed on the headstone, but, when read vertically, the first letter of each line spells out "KFC Tortures Birds."

"We sent our design to the cemetery ahead of time, or rather, the monument company did, and it was approved in advance," said PETA representative Lindsay Rajt.

KFC has this to say about the whole thing:

In a statement, KFC said, "People will see this for what it is, a disgustingly disrespectful way to disgrace the resting place of the departed… They have crossed the line once again and continue to misrepresent KFC’s industry-leading animal welfare guidelines."

Maybe PETA should change their name to Pranksters for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Link


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  1. Allison
    Jan 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pm

    Or People for the unethical treatment of humans.

    Making a statement for a company that promotes ethics should not be done in an unethical way.

  2. sam
    Jan 14th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    ahh peta and their wacky shenanigans will never get old. Being respectful of animals is one thing, PETA is something else entirely.

  3. Frank
    Jan 14th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

    As Penn & Teller stated: PETA is Bullshit!

  4. Xerloq
    Jan 14th, 2008 at 7:36 pm

    Please be nice to my food when killing it.

  5. Thomas
    Jan 14th, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    I prefer to hunt my food live and break its neck with my teeth, while growling to keep my friends from taking my meal. That’s how nature wants it.

  6. Kerozene
    Jan 14th, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    I hate seeing animals abused/mistreated etc. Sure, who dosn’t.
    However, KFC chickens are going to be food. They are born to be food, raised to be food, and bred for more food. I don’t care how they feel about being cramped together, so long as they’re clean, disease free and full of flavor. :P

  7. Jeff
    Jan 15th, 2008 at 12:15 am

    Those PETA people need to get laid. Nobody getting regular sex can be such a d-bag on a constant basis.

  8. salsa
    Jan 15th, 2008 at 2:28 am

    Reminds me of the original peta.org, registered by “People Eating Tasty Animals” in 1996:
    http://www.mtd.com/tasty/

  9. k
    Jan 15th, 2008 at 7:47 am

    Those sneaky bastards. That’s just disrespectful and cruel

  10. James
    Jan 15th, 2008 at 11:31 am

    I showed some of my animal activist the link #11 posted and this one, too: http://petakillsanimals.com

    It was enough to convince them never to support PETA again.

  11. james
    Jan 15th, 2008 at 11:32 am

    I showed some animal activist friends of mine the link #11 posted, and this one too: http://petakillsanimals.com – It was enough to convince them never to support PETA again.

  12. peta kills animals
    Jan 15th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    I think they should update their initials to stand for “People Eschewing Truth and Accuracy”

  13. Morten
    Jan 15th, 2008 at 5:04 pm

    PetaKillsAnimals.com is a website created in July 2004 by the food and beverage industry front group, the Center for Consumer Freedom. So much for credibility – hope you showed your “animal activist friends” that piece of info too…

  14. Alex
    Jan 16th, 2008 at 3:08 am

    @Morten: According to paperworks filed by PETA to the State of Virginia, they euthanize 97% of dogs and cats and other animals they took into their shelters. In 2006, they managed to place only 12 animals into adoption.

    Link (this is an official state document, not put out by any industry front group)

  15. carissa
    Apr 6th, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    ha! i fuckin love peta! thats the best idea ever.
    would you eat your pet?
    then why would you eat a chicken?
    do you care about your pet?
    then why don’t you care about kfc chickens?

  16. Tanku
    Aug 8th, 2009 at 3:57 am

    Would I eat my pet? No
    Would I eat a chicken? Heck yeah!
    Why? One word, TASTY
    What about the torture? I didn’t say I approved of mutilation. I do hate chickens though. And you’re helping.
    Do I care about my pet? Of course, he’s family.
    Why don’t you care about KFC chickens? One, I HATE those lil things, and two, I don’t know that bird!

    PETA! DO YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR KIDS?
    THEN WHY WOULD YOU SCARE KIDS INTO HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT THINGS THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT?!
    PETA! Do you love animals?!
    Then why do you kill them so often? Isn’t that…something you just asked me NOT TO DO?! If you would replace the cats and dogs with chickens, it’s a big waste! I’d rather eat a chicken than kill it and throw it into a pile.

  17. leonard
    Jul 13th, 2010 at 12:15 am

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. that poem is hilarious. all the pussies who are butthurt over this just makes it funnier.


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