Animal rights activists from PETA staged a graphic demonstration during the grand opening of Ocala’s first Raising Cane’s on Tuesday, using “blood,” a bullhorn, and a call for veganism to protest the chain’s use of chicken.
As dozens of residents lined up at for the chance to win free chicken for a year on Tuesday morning, a handful of PETA protesters gathered on the sidewalk outside of the new restaurant, which is located at 2410 SW Collage Road in Ocala.
Demonstrators utilized yellow caution tape and sauce buckets filled with fake blood, which they eventually splattered across the pavement to symbolize what the organization calls the “bloody reality” of the poultry industry.
Protesters also held signs featuring messages such as “I’m me. Not Meat. See the Individual: Go Vegan,” “Save Animals’ Lives. Please, Go Vegan,” and “No Love. Just cruelty,” mocking the company’s catchphrase…