Animal rights activists staged a bizarre protest by hanging a woman from her feet outside KFC before pretending to slit her throat in south London.
PETA claimed the demonstration - in front of horrified shoppers - was to highlight the slaughter of chickens by the global fast-food restaurant chain and other Lambeth shops.
A female in a nude-like beige bodysuit had been hung upside down with shackles around her ankles in Brixton Road at 12pm on Wednesday.
She had fake wounds to her legs and was smeared with fake blood even before being approached by a male activist holding a prop meat cleaver.
He then proceeded to simulate cutting the woman’s throat while pretend blood spurted from her neck.
Footage from the scene depicts her letting out fake screams as the “killing” took place.
Justifying the stunt, Elisa Allen, PETA’s vice president of programmes, said: “Chickens are curious, social, and full of personality, and they don’t want to be killed for a fleeting taste of their flesh any more than any human would.
“PETA is encouraging diners to leave chickens in peace, not pieces, by choosing delicious plant-powered foods instead.”
The protest was accompanied with placards reading: “Chickens: Shackled and bled out. Please, try vegan.”
A spokeswoman added: “The gruesome display highlighted that billions of chickens raised for their flesh endure terrifying deaths, and that humans and chickens are the same in all the ways that matter, encouraging passersby to show kindness to birds by eating vegan.”
KFC UK and Ireland was approached for comment.
