Michigan man arrested after protesting outside KFC in Vietnam
HANOI - A Michigan man was arrested Tuesday after protesting outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. Jason Baker, 32 and a representative of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was taken into police custody after standing outside a downtown KFC at noon inside a cage holding a sign that read "KFC Tortures Chickens," said fellow protester Noah Mark, who was not arrested.
Mark said the event was staged to try to draw the most attention to their cause. All demonstrations must be preapproved by the communist government. Baker, from Northville, Mich., said on a mobile phone from the police station that he had not sought government permission and was aware he could be jailed for demonstrating. He said he had planned a vacation in Vietnam but decided to protest when he noticed KFCs in Ho Chi Minh City. Mark said the stunt was part of a global PETA campaign to increase awareness about how chickens are treated while they're raised and the methods by which they're slaughtered.
The Associated Press - November 23, 2004
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