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Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080604.wxlkfc04/EmailBNStory/lifeFoodWine/

Also see KFC Canada Gives In - PETA

My bestest pal Sheldon, back in Toronto, just sent me this link... I am totally blown away!

During the time I lived in Canada, PETA had a pretty fierce campaign against KFC for its abhorrent treatment of factory chickens. I remember having stickers declaring the URL http://kentuckyfriedcruelty.com if I remember correctly. (Yep, the URL still exists, but now aimed at the U.S. market)

Anyway, I can't claim to be a KFC sympathizer, not just for crimes against animals, but crimes against gastronomy. I remember the period before my girlfriend became veg:

Her: I want some KFC!
Me: I don't think so. You know what happened last time.
Her: But I want, I want, I WAAANT!!!
Me: Alright...
10 minutes later....
Her: *moannnnn* my stomach!
Me: Told you so!

It's a drug, and a bad drug! Thankfully it all ended - with a nightmare she had about our little Jack Russel terrier being roasted like a rotisserie chicken!

Anyway, can this move by KFC be truly altruistic? Is it just a mitigating move against cranky vegan assholes? Is it a lagging step into the 21st century by offering token veggie options? (Think rancid McVeggie burgers...) Is peak oil just proving too expensive for chook transport? Ranting aside, at least this is another positive step providing greater exposure to the vegetarian cause, and perhaps lowering the bar to the 'veg curious'.

This is a huge win for the great work and tireless efforts of PETA, saving the inhumane slaughter of god knows how many thousands of chickens every year, and pushing vegetarianism further into the public realm. Sign the petition at http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/canada_kfc_victory until KFC in your country adopts these practices.

Once my gf finds out about this new KFVC, I hope I don't have to watch her suffer through any Kentucky Fried gastrointestinal distress!