In light of our current financial predicament Oprah Winfrey has decided to do a little something for everyone.Winfrey announced recently that she, along with KFC, would put some dinner on every table across the country.
The special promotion allows anyone to sign onto Winfrey’s website between May 5th and 6th and print out a coupon which is good for a 2-piece grilled chicken meal.
Though a free meal is probably a very helpful bonus for families suffering job losses, many are now criticizing Winfrey for her recent KFC promotion.Most of the criticism is coming from various animal rights group.
Apparently, the Tyson company is the main supplier of chicken to KFC.According to a recent article from U.S. News and World Report, Tyson is known to use “controlled animal feeding operations (CAFOs) ? dark and tightly-packed coops where the chickens are often unable to stand up or move.”Many would consider this practice as a type of “factory farming”.
PETA is expected to show their disappointment with Winfrey’s latest promotional partnership with KFC.PETA recently honored Winfrey with their 2008 “Person of the Year” award.After Winfrey devoted an entire episode of her talk show to uncovering the abuse that goes on using “factory farming” techniques PETA’s president, Ingrid E. Newkirk, was quoted as saying that Winfrey used her “powerful voice to defend those without one.”
On top of harsh criticism from animal rights activists, it is also being reported that due to heavy web traffic many people have had trouble obtaining the coupons.And redeeming them in the stores has been tough for some as well.
What do you think of the controversy surrounding Oprah Winfrey’s decision to offer free KFC meals nationwide?
Do you think the criticism coming from animal rights groups is warranted?
If some on these coupons are going to families who need them, then why shed such a terrible light on the operation? Human rights should be considered before animal rights in my opinion.
mini-me::
on Jun 14, 2009
Initially..I thought it was a good idea...but after a minute or two...rather than giving chicken dinners...(I also downloaded the coupon, but did not use)...maybe she should have given grocery store coupons i.e. $10 to families to make meals, not everyone likes chicken.....ummmmm...
pinkberry::
on Jun 15, 2009
oh my gosh ladies i love chicken alot and opraha's suggestions work all the time and this has to to be the best one! though not a fan of KFC myself i think that what she is doing is just fantastic.
Morkoor::
on Jun 16, 2009
Why do we always have to take something that someone is doing for the greater good and make a scene. People are starving. Some animals live better than the people in this country. Get a life doesn't anyone out there have anything better to do?
lawnanoe::
on Jun 21, 2009
oprah offered free chicken to everyone! hey, it doesnt get much better than that i mean for everybody to get chicken,wow!
dwalter::
on Jun 21, 2009
Everyone loves to get something for free, but some people go overboard to get it. Nice idea, but if you missed out, big deal, there are millions of other free deals out there if you know where to look.
chikitanydia::
on Jul 06, 2009
they should have been more prepared but it was a great and kin idea
fpeters::
on Aug 18, 2009
wheteher or not this was for her selfish benefit or not, truth be told we all benefited from this. she looks great in the public eye and families got fed. i saw nothing wrong with it. it may have been a bit chaotic for KFC employees but it was only 2 days for which they probably got paid overtime. i hope she does it again in the future and once again she would have my support
CHRISTINE24666::
on Sep 17, 2009
Poor selection of company to offer a promotion from. After doing a show on animal cruelty, I don't think it was wise to go with KFC. What about Popeye's or Church's? Their chicken is way better. I thought It was ridiculous how angry people were getting over this chicken, complaining that their family could not eat that night because they ran out of chicken. "I can't feed my family tonight because they ran out of chicken," is what one person said. Really? A two piece chicken meal per person is really going to feed an entire family? Regardless if this was a poorly executed promotion, people were ridiculous getting into physical and verbal fights over some chicken. Let's be civilized.
