“Locked up for life”, “Heaped up by the thousands”, “Growing too fast”, “Hanging on alive”… The panels of L214 are explicit. The animal protection association did not hesitate to demonstrate on the occasion of the opening, near Gare du Nord, in the 10th arrondissement, of the first French restaurant of the American chain Popeyes, specializing in fried chicken.
“We are demonstrating because Popeyes has refused to commit against the worst of intensive chicken farming, according to the criteria of the” European Chicken Commitment “”, explains Raphaëlle, activist of the association for 5 years. According to her, Popeyes’ main competitor, KFC, has, for its part, committed itself against the cruellest slaughtering practices for chickens. “We are present at the opening to show our anger at the inaction of Popeyes. »
L214 hopes to move the lines
“It’s a good opportunity to meet and discuss, you have to share the specificities of the French market and sit around the table to see how things can move forward, because the other market players are also involved in this process” , defends Véronique Bourgeois, corporate director of the Popeys press service. This is the goal of the activists of L214 who hope that their actions will push the management of Popeyes to move, she who had previously declined their requests.