Fighting KFC through Video Games

It doesn’t come as much of a surprise that PETA is not a big fan of KFC. To get this point across they have the website Kentucky Friend Cruelty to explain their problems with the fried chicken manufacturer.

Something you’ll find on the site that is a little different is the PETA video game Super Chick Sisters (SCS). Based on the classic Super Mario Brothers SCS is the story of two chicks who need to save the Princess Pam Anderson who was kidnapped by the Colonel for giving away the secrets of KFC (apparently the flavor comes from animal cruelty) through out the game there are little side characters who give you PETA talking points about the horrible things that KFC does to their chickens. Mario and Luigi even make appearances in the game, they are trying to recover from their Wii related injury because Mario feels that he is the nly one who can save “Princess Pam.”

I get it, KFC treats their chickens poorly and should probably have slightly more respect for the birds, but they are a fast food restaurant. They are not raising chickens to have a healthy and fruitful life, they are raising them until they are just plump and tender enough to cook. I am a bit torn on this one, while I am sure KFC should change their practices, I also find PETA’s message to be a bit on the extreme side. While KFC is probably a PETA problem I am not convinced that other companies, like say McDonalds, are treating the animals they raise for meat much better.

Oh, and another nod to Mario Brothers, at the end of the game, when you are battling the Colonel he starts off wearing a mask of the final villain from Mario Brothers. Oh, and beat the game and you will get a code to play as Pamela Anderson.