Video from poultry plant show workers kicking, stomping...

[Ed I]

and smashing chickens against walls. An animal rights group released the secretly shot video. Pilgrim's Pride, a supplier for KFC fired 11 workers on Wed. three were managers. All managers at its 24 plants were told to educate workers about animal welfare policies.

[ThaSaltCracka]

I love fried chicken....mmmmmmmmmm.....

[scotnt73]

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and smashing chickens against walls. An animal rights group released the secretly shot video. Pilgrim's Pride, a supplier for KFC fired 11 workers on Wed. three were managers. All managers at its 24 plants were told to educate workers about animal welfare policies.

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how much education do you need to know that stomping on a chicken and bashing against the wall is not good for it?

welcome to not stomping our chickens 101

[elwoodblues]

Sounds like everything worked. Video raised consciousness of cruel treatment. Company responded appropriately. I am having chicken for dinner.

[elwoodblues]

Apparently they needed some.

[Gamblor]

You're going to eat the damn thing anyway.

I'm more concerned about the psychotic mentality that causes one to beat up a chicken and disrespect a food source.

The real issue is that if these guys are impulsively beating the shit out of chickens, is there a chance they might impulsively start beating the shit out of humans?

I have no moral problem with beating up a chicken, though.

It's a chicken. The only good chicken comes in bucket form.

[B-Man]

This must be part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.

[MMMMMM]

If so that's pretty disgusting.

Animals have feelings too. If humans feel it necessary to kill them for food, it should at least be done reasonably humanely, and without unnecessary gratuitous violence.

Pigs.

[craig r]

I am pleasantly suprised by your comments MMMMMM. You have mentioned Buddhist priciples in your posts before, is that some of the reason you feel the way you do?

craig

[MMMMMM]

It mainly just springs from a feeling of empathy. Animals really do have feelings and thoughts; just not at as high a level as we do.

Some Buddhist thought does indeed express a reverence or respect for all sentient beings. Even in the absence of any religion, I think that is a good general outlook.