阅读理解 The anger of PETA has now been turned on KFC, the fried-chicken chain．After two years of failed talks aimed at forcing KFC to introduce more humane practices into the raising and killing of chickens, PETA announced last week that it would start a worldwide “Kentucky Fried Cruelty” movement． PETA wants KFC to kill its chickens using gas rather than cutting their throats, to increase their living space and to provide resting places for the birds．“KFC has got a lot from chickens but treated them badly, leaving us no choice but to turn up the heat, ” said Bruce Friedrich, PETA’s director of vegetarian(素食主义者)outreach．“McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s did something under the pressure; KFC would do well to follow their lead．” One claim in the PETA movement is sure to catch the attention of anyone who has ever had close dealings with a chicken．“Chickens are interesting animals, ” the movement’s press release begins, “and are thought to be at least as intelligent(聪明的)as dogs or cats．” Mr．Friedrich of PETA insists that social relations among chickens are more developed than those among cats, and nearly as developed as those among dogs．“When Jesus was looking for a way to express God’s love for man, he used the example of a hen’s love for her young, ” he said． |
