The Los Angeles Times reports this is International Respect for Chickens Month. Good luck to the poor darned chickens. They are useful in almost as many ways as Al Capp's famous shmoo.
The other DrC and I have observed in our travels around the world that whereas McDonald's is the leading fast food outlet here in the States, it feels like KFC gives McD a very good run for the money overseas. We've seen many KFC in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Central and South America.
You might ask "Why?" We answer: the chicken is nobodies sacred bird, nor is it anybodies taboo flesh. And, of course it is cheaper to raise than beef, pork, or lamb. The only people on the planet who don't eat chicken are vegetarians, and only India has a substantial vegetarian population. So...this planet is a tough place to be a chicken.
