Animal rights group protests outside Leeds chicken shop opening

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 4 Nov, 08:26 · Archive

An animal rights organisation staged a protest outside a new Leeds chicken rotisserie on its opening day by roasting lifelike baby dolls.

An animal rights organisation staged a protest outside The Rottiserie Club on Wellington Street in Leeds on its opening day, Monday, November 2. The demonstration featured lifelike human baby dolls roasting on a barbecue, alongside a sign reading: 'Eating a Chicken? You're Eating a Baby. Go Vegan!' The protest aimed to highlight that chickens as young as six weeks old are slaughtered for their meat.

PETA Vice President Elisa Allen said: 'Whether they have feathers or fingers, babies don't belong on a rotisserie – or on our plates.' She called on people to choose vegan meals instead, arguing that chickens are 'social learners' who form strong bonds, dream when they sleep, and worry about the future. She described conditions in poultry production, saying birds are 'crammed by the tens of thousands into filthy, windowless sheds' and that at slaughter they are 'shackled upside down' with their 'throats slit' and 'scalded in defeathering tanks – sometimes while still conscious'.

The restaurant owners were left 'shaken' by the protest. Other Leeds-based businesses, including Jasper, The Swine Bistro and Alfonsos, subsequently rallied in support of The Rottiserie Club.

How it is being reported

• Leeds businesses including The Swine Bistro and Alfonsos rally to support The Rotisserie Club after PETA stunt on opening weekLeeds-based businesses including Jasper and The Swine at Bistro have rallied in support of newly launched The Rotisserie Club after a PETA stunt outside the business on opening day.Yorkshire Post · 4 Nov, 08:00
• Owners of newly-opened Yorkshire chicken shop 'shaken' by grotesque PETA protestOwners of a Leeds restaurant have been left “shaken” as PETA activists staged a grotesque protest outside their newly launched chicken rotisserie on Wellington Street in Leeds.Yorkshire Post · 3 Nov, 15:37
• Vegans’ disturbing ‘babies on a spit’ protest outside Leeds chicken shop on opening dayDiners were met with a gnarly looking barbecue as they visited the new businessLeedsLive · 3 Nov, 15:17

In this story: PETA · The Rottiserie Club · Leeds · Elisa Allen

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