Mr Basse has previously staged protests at KFC outlets in Malaysia, including this one in Kota Kinabalu. His sign translates to 'Fried Chicken Cruelty: Boycott KFC'. -- PHOTO: PETA
AN ANIMAL rights activist's attempted protest outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bedok was abruptly ended after it ran afoul of the law.
American Edward Basse had planned to don a chicken costume and hold up a placard that read 'KFC: Stop Chicken Cruelty' outside its Bedok outlet at 11.30am yesterday.
But within minutes of arriving in a taxi, the 24-year-old was approached by police and advised to leave as he did not have a valid permit to protest there. He complied.
Mr Basse, who has been a full-time campaigner for American animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) for a year, was there to protest against what his organisation deems as KFC's 'cruel' treatment of chickens.
'Peta wants to raise consumer awareness about the suffering that the chickens have to endure in factory farms, which have limited space,' he told The Straits Times yesterday.
When contacted, police confirmed the incident and added that they are investigating.
