Chickens target McDonalds.

benjo plz. · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:20

ITN said:
Greenpeace protesters have chained themselves to seats in McDonald's restaurants throughout Britain. They are against the fast food chain's alleged involvement in Amazon rainforest destruction.

The activists, dressed in chicken suits, occupied McDonald's outlets in London and six other British cities.

The environmental pressure group said it was demonstrating against the purchase of soya from the rainforest used to feed McDonald's chickens.

Greenpeace spokesman Pat Venditti said rainforest was being cut down to build Soya farms.

Mr Venditti said: "McDonald's is fuelling a trade that's trashing the Amazon. Rainforest is being illegally cleared to make way for Soya farms to feed animals in Europe."

The charity said it had investigated the Soya trade and linked it to McDonald's.

"Every time you buy a Chicken McNugget you could be taking a bite out of the Amazon," Mr Vendetti said.

"McDonald's is super-sizing Amazon destruction."

Greenpeace said activists had chained themselves to stores in Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Southampton.

Anyone for lunch?

SideWinder · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:21

McDonalds in Brighton has just been invaded by French schoolchildren. I estimate numbers between 60 and 80.

Dolph · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:22

I'll have an idiot activist in a bun please...

Sirrel Squirrel · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:22

Think I might try and find where they are in London and sit right in front of them eating some chicken nuggets, seriously though don't these people have more constructive things to do with their time

Yas786 · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:23

Dolph said:
I'll have an idiot activist in a bun please...

Make mine a double please

Sic · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:24

things like this remind me of that Futurama episode where they take that tanker with 6000 hulls near the penguin preserve on pluto. that protester's holding a sign up to the ship and he says "i hope they read my sign!" no particular relevance, it just makes me laugh.

"controversial? oh my, no!"

SirrelSquirrel said:
don't these people have more constructive things to do with their time

it's just another protest. this is the constructive thing they do with their time. live and let live, and all that.

Sirrel Squirrel · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:30

Sic said:
it's just another protest. this is the constructive thing they do with their time. live and let live, and all that.

waste of time, I highly doubt that McDonalds will listen to them, maybe they should all go out and get a job

Sic · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:31

Sirrel Squirrel said:
waste of time, I highly doubt that McDonalds will listen to them, maybe they should all go out and get a job

maybe some people choose to spend their lives standing for what they believe in. not everyone wants to be millionnaires and movie stars

Vonhelmet · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:55

McDonalds sucks hairy donkey balls.

Sic · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:56

vonhelmet said:
McDonalds make burgers out of hairy donkey balls.

meh.

William · 6 Apr 2006 at 13:57

Sirrel Squirrel said:
Think I might try and find where they are in London and sit right in front of them eating some chicken nuggets, seriously though don't these people have more constructive things to do with their time

What if they work for greenpeace?

Puffingbilly · 6 Apr 2006 at 14:18

Sirrel Squirrel said:
Think I might try and find where they are in London

Well I saw about 15 of them outside the Mac D's in Leicester Sq this morning all in chicken suits,

I thought they were giving away free easter eggs at first.......