KFC trialing Halal at various restaurants throughout the UK

[968]

Soovy said:

fido said:

MX7 said:

I don't understand the objection to this. I find it hard to believe that anyone who regularly eats KFC is concerned about animal welfare.

- or their own health. My parents 'local' is now a Halal shop - good prices (or used to be as we now find the cash and carry's in the Peoples.R.O.Tooting is cheaper) and an interesting range of foods that you won't find in ASDAs. This is a Daily Fail story.

I think their point is that now little Kyle and Chardonnay will be eating chicken which had its throat cut and bled to death in agony.

As I said, do we expect pickets from the vegan nutters? No, they haven't got the balls to picket mosques either.

Are you going to picket outside a synagogue too?

I doubt it.

This is a complete non-story which taps into the zeitgeist that exists that all things related to Muslims is bad. For your information, as has been pointed out here already, most of these chickens are stunned first then killed by throat slitting. Which is the same in kosher slaughter, though I haven't seen you getting so worked up about that, strangely.

As Tonker said, it's simple economics in those areas where they want to make sales. Frankly I don't give a toss as I wouldn't eat KFC if you paid me to.

[Soovy]

968 said:

Soovy said:

fido said:

MX7 said:

I don't understand the objection to this. I find it hard to believe that anyone who regularly eats KFC is concerned about animal welfare.

- or their own health. My parents 'local' is now a Halal shop - good prices (or used to be as we now find the cash and carry's in the Peoples.R.O.Tooting is cheaper) and an interesting range of foods that you won't find in ASDAs. This is a Daily Fail story.

I think their point is that now little Kyle and Chardonnay will be eating chicken which had its throat cut and bled to death in agony.

As I said, do we expect pickets from the vegan nutters? No, they haven't got the balls to picket mosques either.

Are you going to picket outside a synagogue too?

I doubt it.

This is a complete non-story which taps into the zeitgeist that exists that all things related to Muslims is bad. For your information, as has been pointed out here already, most of these chickens are stunned first then killed by throat slitting. Which is the same in kosher slaughter, though I haven't seen you getting so worked up about that, strangely.

As Tonker said, it's simple economics in those areas where they want to make sales. Frankly I don't give a toss as I wouldn't eat KFC if you paid me to.

I don't give a toss how animals are killed to be honest. I normally shoot my own game so I can hardly talk. My anger is directed at the bell ends who picket Sainsbury's because they sell leather shoes, who habven't got the balls to pciket a synagogue or a mosque (or indeed a halal KFC) as they might get told to f ck off.

[ln1234]

Soovy said:

968 said:

Soovy said:

fido said:

MX7 said:

I don't understand the objection to this. I find it hard to believe that anyone who regularly eats KFC is concerned about animal welfare.

- or their own health. My parents 'local' is now a Halal shop - good prices (or used to be as we now find the cash and carry's in the Peoples.R.O.Tooting is cheaper) and an interesting range of foods that you won't find in ASDAs. This is a Daily Fail story.

I think their point is that now little Kyle and Chardonnay will be eating chicken which had its throat cut and bled to death in agony.

As I said, do we expect pickets from the vegan nutters? No, they haven't got the balls to picket mosques either.

Are you going to picket outside a synagogue too?

I doubt it.

This is a complete non-story which taps into the zeitgeist that exists that all things related to Muslims is bad. For your information, as has been pointed out here already, most of these chickens are stunned first then killed by throat slitting. Which is the same in kosher slaughter, though I haven't seen you getting so worked up about that, strangely.

As Tonker said, it's simple economics in those areas where they want to make sales. Frankly I don't give a toss as I wouldn't eat KFC if you paid me to.

I don't give a toss how animals are killed to be honest. I normally shoot my own game so I can hardly talk. My anger is directed at the bell ends who picket Sainsbury's because they sell leather shoes, who habven't got the balls to pciket a synagogue or a mosque (or indeed a halal KFC) as they might get told to f ck off.

I don't think you'd kill or eat meat in a synagogue / mosque. They'd have to picket outside one of the slaughterhouses.

[rpguk]

The PETA crowd already do picket KFC, I've got a photo standing with the 'I'm not a chicken nugget' posters (it's a cute cartoon character) eating a box of popcorn chicken - ironically I only went in to buy the popcorn chicken to get the shot.

PETA like anyone with a brain sees this as largely irrelevant to animal welfare and I can't see any objections that don't have xenophobic roots.

Edited by rpguk on Tuesday 16th March 14:35

[OnTheOverrun]

hairykrishna said:

Honestly, who gives a st?

Two groups I would imagine -

1) Those that enjoy bacon in KFC products like the Texan Boxmaster. KFC have banned bacon in the shops trialing halal.

2) Those offended by the increasing creep of dark ages superstition and ritual into their everyday lives to satisfy the wants of a small minority who like to cower beneath their imaginary deity whilst executing his imaginary wishes.

[grumbledoak]

rpguk said:

PETA like anyone with a brain sees this as largely irrelevant to animal welfare

Rubbish. Stunned vs. unstunned is not irrelevant. PETA simply have more sense than to pick on a minority group, as getting the eipthet 'Racists' back at them would harm their cause more.

[Soovy]

grumbledoak said:

rpguk said:

PETA like anyone with a brain sees this as largely irrelevant to animal welfare

Rubbish. Stunned vs. unstunned is not irrelevant. PETA simply have more sense than to pick on a minority group, as getting the eipthet 'Racists' back at them would harm their cause more.

Exactly.

Certain groups in this country have managed to get themselves "teflon" status, and we all know who they are.

Edited by Soovy on Tuesday 16th March 14:45

[XJSJohn]

Nothing new, KFC, Burger King, Maccy D's, Subways, hell even Subways is Halal out this way.

You just get used to it, and take the hunt for some good rashers of pig to be part of the challenge!!!

TBH i doubt that the KFC livestock has that great a life no matter if it is ended Halal style or by stunning, either way it hasn't lived so much as existed for a short while.

If i was all "hug the furry things" about it I realy wouldn't last very long on teh subsequent starvation diet i would have to undertake

Look to greater priorities ... protect your local greasy spoon by buying mnore bacon sarnies and saussages

[968]

Soovy said:

grumbledoak said:

rpguk said:

PETA like anyone with a brain sees this as largely irrelevant to animal welfare

Rubbish. Stunned vs. unstunned is not irrelevant. PETA simply have more sense than to pick on a minority group, as getting the eipthet 'Racists' back at them would harm their cause more.

Exactly.

Certain groups in this country have managed to get themselves "teflon" status, and we all know who they are.

Edited by Soovy on Tuesday 16th March 14:45

Really, teflon?

Like in this thread and the probably thousands of others on this website and others?

[Turbo5]

The Facebook protest site has been pulled, most probably stupid racist comments by the minority got it reported or the KFC advertising budget !

[rpguk]

grumbledoak said:

rpguk said:

PETA like anyone with a brain sees this as largely irrelevant to animal welfare

Rubbish. Stunned vs. unstunned is not irrelevant. PETA simply have more sense than to pick on a minority group, as getting the eipthet 'Racists' back at them would harm their cause more.

You conveniently didn't quote my whole post, where I said that PETA already campaign against KFC. The change to Halal makes bugger all difference from where they're coming from, they are complaining about the 850 million chickens brought up in bad conditions and slaughtered by KFC every year. Whether they have their throat cut (after being bloody stunned) makes little difference in the grand scheme of things.

God I'm sounding like a bloody PETA fan here

And there is an article ( The Cruelty Behind Muslim Ritual Slaughter) on the PETA website which goes against your second sentence.

Edited by rpguk on Tuesday 16th March 15:06

[968]

rpguk said:

grumbledoak said:

rpguk said:

PETA like anyone with a brain sees this as largely irrelevant to animal welfare

Rubbish. Stunned vs. unstunned is not irrelevant. PETA simply have more sense than to pick on a minority group, as getting the eipthet 'Racists' back at them would harm their cause more.

You conveniently didn't quote my whole post, where I said that PETA already campaign against KFC. The change to Halal makes bugger all difference from where they're coming from, they are complaining about the 850 million chickens brought up in bad conditions and slaughtered by KFC every year. Whether they have their throat cut after being stunned makes little difference in the grand scheme of things.

And there is an article - ' http://blog.peta.org/archives/2009/12/halal.php' - on the PETA website which goes against your second sentence.

Tsk tsk, you're ruining a good opportunity to rant about the PC brigade.....

[ErnestM]

968 said:

Soovy said:

fido said:

MX7 said:

I don't understand the objection to this. I find it hard to believe that anyone who regularly eats KFC is concerned about animal welfare.

- or their own health. My parents 'local' is now a Halal shop - good prices (or used to be as we now find the cash and carry's in the Peoples.R.O.Tooting is cheaper) and an interesting range of foods that you won't find in ASDAs. This is a Daily Fail story.

I think their point is that now little Kyle and Chardonnay will be eating chicken which had its throat cut and bled to death in agony.

As I said, do we expect pickets from the vegan nutters? No, they haven't got the balls to picket mosques either.

Are you going to picket outside a synagogue too?

I doubt it.

This is a complete non-story which taps into the zeitgeist that exists that all things related to Muslims is bad. For your information, as has been pointed out here already, most of these chickens are stunned first then killed by throat slitting. Which is the same in kosher slaughter, though I haven't seen you getting so worked up about that, strangely.

As Tonker said, it's simple economics in those areas where they want to make sales. Frankly I don't give a toss as I wouldn't eat KFC if you paid me to.

I agree with 968 - non story. Non issue. My only requirement for any chicken that I eat is that it be sans feathers and not clucking.

[OnTheOverrun]

ErnestM said:

968 said:

Soovy said:

fido said:

MX7 said:

I don't understand the objection to this. I find it hard to believe that anyone who regularly eats KFC is concerned about animal welfare.

- or their own health. My parents 'local' is now a Halal shop - good prices (or used to be as we now find the cash and carry's in the Peoples.R.O.Tooting is cheaper) and an interesting range of foods that you won't find in ASDAs. This is a Daily Fail story.

I think their point is that now little Kyle and Chardonnay will be eating chicken which had its throat cut and bled to death in agony.

As I said, do we expect pickets from the vegan nutters? No, they haven't got the balls to picket mosques either.

Are you going to picket outside a synagogue too?

I doubt it.

This is a complete non-story which taps into the zeitgeist that exists that all things related to Muslims is bad. For your information, as has been pointed out here already, most of these chickens are stunned first then killed by throat slitting. Which is the same in kosher slaughter, though I haven't seen you getting so worked up about that, strangely.

As Tonker said, it's simple economics in those areas where they want to make sales. Frankly I don't give a toss as I wouldn't eat KFC if you paid me to.

I agree with 968 - non story. Non issue. My only requirement for any chicken that I eat is that it be sans feathers and not clucking.

And you don't mind the bacon ban that goes with halal chicken?

[grumbledoak]

rpguk said:

And there is an article ( The Cruelty Behind Muslim Ritual Slaughter) on the PETA website which goes against your second sentence.

A blog article, and recent too! It doesn't change the fact that PETA have previously kept well away from criticising unstunned Halal slaughter. They are, or at least were, rather cynically choosing their battles.

[sleep envy]

as long as I still end up with a greasy box having finished eating I don't care

[BliarOut]

OnTheOverrun said:

ErnestM said:

968 said:

Soovy said:

fido said:

MX7 said:

I don't understand the objection to this. I find it hard to believe that anyone who regularly eats KFC is concerned about animal welfare.

- or their own health. My parents 'local' is now a Halal shop - good prices (or used to be as we now find the cash and carry's in the Peoples.R.O.Tooting is cheaper) and an interesting range of foods that you won't find in ASDAs. This is a Daily Fail story.

I think their point is that now little Kyle and Chardonnay will be eating chicken which had its throat cut and bled to death in agony.

As I said, do we expect pickets from the vegan nutters? No, they haven't got the balls to picket mosques either.

Are you going to picket outside a synagogue too?

I doubt it.

This is a complete non-story which taps into the zeitgeist that exists that all things related to Muslims is bad. For your information, as has been pointed out here already, most of these chickens are stunned first then killed by throat slitting. Which is the same in kosher slaughter, though I haven't seen you getting so worked up about that, strangely.

As Tonker said, it's simple economics in those areas where they want to make sales. Frankly I don't give a toss as I wouldn't eat KFC if you paid me to.

I agree with 968 - non story. Non issue. My only requirement for any chicken that I eat is that it be sans feathers and not clucking.

And you don't mind the bacon ban that goes with halal chicken?

If God didn't want us to eat animals why did he make them taste so good?

[JB!]

XJSJohn said:

Burger King

whaaaaaat?

no XL bacon double cheese????

[ErnestM]

OnTheOverrun said:

ErnestM said:

I agree with 968 - non story. Non issue. My only requirement for any chicken that I eat is that it be sans feathers and not clucking.

And you don't mind the bacon ban that goes with halal chicken?

Don't usually eat bacon with chicken. Certainly KFC is greasy enough without it...

[968]

OnTheOverrun said:

ErnestM said:

968 said:

Soovy said:

fido said:

MX7 said:

I don't understand the objection to this. I find it hard to believe that anyone who regularly eats KFC is concerned about animal welfare.

- or their own health. My parents 'local' is now a Halal shop - good prices (or used to be as we now find the cash and carry's in the Peoples.R.O.Tooting is cheaper) and an interesting range of foods that you won't find in ASDAs. This is a Daily Fail story.

I think their point is that now little Kyle and Chardonnay will be eating chicken which had its throat cut and bled to death in agony.

As I said, do we expect pickets from the vegan nutters? No, they haven't got the balls to picket mosques either.

Are you going to picket outside a synagogue too?

I doubt it.

This is a complete non-story which taps into the zeitgeist that exists that all things related to Muslims is bad. For your information, as has been pointed out here already, most of these chickens are stunned first then killed by throat slitting. Which is the same in kosher slaughter, though I haven't seen you getting so worked up about that, strangely.

As Tonker said, it's simple economics in those areas where they want to make sales. Frankly I don't give a toss as I wouldn't eat KFC if you paid me to.

I agree with 968 - non story. Non issue. My only requirement for any chicken that I eat is that it be sans feathers and not clucking.

And you don't mind the bacon ban that goes with halal chicken?

Considering that the outlets that will stock halal chicken will serve a vast majority of people that don't eat bacon, I don't see a problem. It's probably wasted bacon anyway, that is never used in those stores.