Ryan Gosling to Most KFCs in Canada: 'Do the Right Thing' April 30, 2008

Posted by Patricia at April 30, 2008 10:06 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 14 ) | TrackBack

What can I say about Ryan Gosling...brilliant, Academy Award-nominated actor, musician, man of compassion, extremely sexy, (in fact, I personally consider him to be one of Canada's finest exports)...

And just when I thought I couldn't adore him more, the marvelous Mr. Gosling goes and pens a letter to the head honcho of most KFCs in Canada, John Bitove, asking him to stop the worst abuses of chickens.



In his letter, the Lars and the Real Girl star, who's spoken up for his feathered friends before, writes, "I understand that KFC Canada is still allowing its suppliers to scald chickens to death in scorching-hot water tanks and that many birds still suffer broken wings and legs because of violent treatment prior to slaughter...

The time is ripe to do the right thing. By adopting the basic recommendations made by PETA and scientific experts (including raising birds in a more natural manner and employing less cruel slaughter methods), you could dramatically improve the lives and deaths of chickens raised and killed for KFC Canada."

Here's hoping Bitove listens to his handsome fellow countryman and makes sure KFCs in Canada lead the way and implement these simple changes to alleviate some of the suffering of these gentle birds.

xox
Patricia

P.S. Looks like I'll be watching The Notebook tonight now that I've got Gosling on the brain. Man, I love that movie. What's your favorite Ryan Gosling flick? Fracture, Lars and the Real Girl, Half Nelson, Murder by Numbers...so many great ones to choose from and way too many to list. Let me know what you think.

Take Action! New Investigation: "Bambi Butchers" September 7, 2007

Posted by Pulin Modi at September 7, 2007 10:35 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 17 ) | TrackBack

While the horrifying abuse of animals in factory farms and slaughterhouses is one of the most atrocious displays of cruelty these days, I just about lost it when I saw this new video that some PETA investigators passed along. You can actually see deer being pulled around by the ears, suffering as the door is slammed on their head, and slowly bleeding to death. Honestly, it's sickening.

Venison (a.k.a. deer flesh) that is served up in fancy restaurants often comes from deer "farms" where animals are raised and later slaughtered in a pretty ugly process! Videos like this make me glad that I don't eat any animals' flesh.

The message is pretty simple. If you buy venison, you are supporting cruelty to animals. It's really that simple. Put any label (kosher, free range, organic, etc) you want on it, but at the end of the day, how could any compassionate person eat the body of a tortured animal for no good reason?

Act now by sending a letter to the owner of Musicon Farm, where this video was taken, and demand that he immediately enact welfare changes! Better yet, tell him to shut down this operation all together!

Click here to send your letter today!

-Pulin