To protest the horrors of eating
chicken, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is paying someone to dress in a giant celery costume and
follow singer Kenny Rogers around on his latest world tour. Rogers lends
his name to a chain of restaurants called Kenny Rogers’ Roasters.
According to a PETA press release,
the 7-foot tall bright green celery stalk will be “carrying a sign that
reads, “Kenny Kills Chickens,” and urge Rogers to become a vegetarian
(apparently under PETA’s long-standing view that people want dietary advice
from activists dressed in outlandish costumes.)
This is not the first time
PETA has harassed Rogers. In 1997, according to PETA’s press release, it sent
activists dressed up as chickens to Rogers’ wedding holding signs reading,
“Kenny: ‘I Do’ Torture Chickens?” And they wonder why Rogers refused
to respond to their requests to meet and discuss their concerns about
his chicken suppliers.
Source:
Giant
“Celery” To “Stalk” Kenny Rogers At Florida Concerts. People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals, press release, December 2,1999.