BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A trio of protesters with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals didn't find the welcome mat out when they stopped at a KFC in Brownsville on Wednesday. The sprinkler system was on for them, though.

(little closer..... little more..... HIT THE SPRINKLERS NOW BUCK!)

John Olivo, the manager of the fast-food chicken restaurant, turned the system on full blast to soak the curbside protesters. And a man who eats beef followed them around with his stepchildren and a microphone.

The PETA protesters, including one in a chicken suit, are participating in PETA's campaign to get KFC to pressure slaughter houses to use more humane methods to kill chickens. (Meanwhile chickens outraged at how the humans portray them in suits,saying " we dont act like that at all!")

"They already hit me in McAllen," Olivo said in a story in Thursday's editions of The Brownsville Herald. "I was already waiting for them here in Brownsville."

"You're not going to win. Not in Brownsville," David Ingersoll, of Los Fresnos, shouted through his microphone at the protesters at a busy intersection. His stepchildren passed out anti-PETA pamphlets to stopped drivers.

"I'm waiting for someone to throw a cabrito head at them so they know what part of the country they are in," Ingersoll said, referring to the goat meat that's used in some Mexican dishes.

(wouldnt u die, PETA PELTED WITH GOAT HEADS!)

The PETA members didn't give up on their message.

"It hasn't been quite like this in other parts of the state," said Chris Link, PETA's campaign coordinator, who is traveling to protest KFC in 12 Texas cities.

Link said the group didn't receive harsh treatment earlier in McAllen.

"It's a rarity that we get this," he said after the dousing.

Well huh, Take a hint man!

lol, that is just great.

That's really sad. I really can't stand PETA for reasons like this. They try to hard to try and make people feel bad about their choices of food, but it backfires on them completely.

I think both parties should be ashamed. How ridiculous.

Oh
My
God

This is priceless

I would have loved to have gotten that on camera.

That is great. Love hearing stuff like that.

Darn that PETA...Grrrr!!!! Yes I agree it would have been priceless to have on camera!

Well I'd certainly make sure everyone I knew got to see it

And then posted it online for the whole world.

Absolutely! Of course I'm never lucky enough to be able to witness stuff like that. Right now, I'm missing a foot chase through town. Some guy's running from the cops. And where am I? Stuck at work.

I think both parties should be ashamed. How ridiculous.

Yeah that always seems to happen to me to, why does everything interesting (and very funny in your case) happen while at work!!!

Either that or you get there right after it's all happened. See my brother's lucky, he's always seeing crazy stuff.

The manager was just trying to run a business.

PETA = People Eat Tasty Animals

I don't even really like most meat, but I can't stand PETA. I grew up on a farm, killing animals for food was just something that had to be done. I guess I just don't understand the mindset. I love animals. Some of them taste good.

u guys know Penn & Teller tha magic guys?
well they have a tv show on showtime called Bullshi#!
they did a thing on PETA and found out the fund some groups that kill animals. if u dont beleve me go to ur local blockbuster, there good shows none the less.

I don't hear the KFC chicken that I ate for lunch complaining about how it was killed. I love those Snackers things.

*cackles* To good!

Oh mah gosh, I used to live in Brownsville! *hops up and down excitedly* But I do think that's immature on both parties' sides.

Hmmm... I wonder if I've ever been to that KFC...

I don't think it's immature of the anti-PETA people at all...for faaar too long PETA's been more concerned, to extreme degrees, with the rights of animals rather than people.

If animals weren't intended to be eaten, they wouldn't be made of delicious, succulent steaks, chicken breast, bacon, etc.

Without getting into the whole lenthy listing of why people don't need to and should not eat animal (although if you do, that is your choice - and if you do choose to, it should be only organic free range animals)

Let me say peta is sort of the extremeist/fundamentalist group of all the eco/vegan movements. It is a shame that some of their actions have discredited their name when there is also a lot of good work they do.

ALL life needs to be treated with respect and compassion.

lol

true all live desirves respect and compassion right down to the smallest form of life.

Isn't the consumption of animals a normal part of the food chain? Personally I think eating chickens is better then eating something endangered or rare.

No stepping on ants allowed.

If they're sugar ants then they deserve it. I hate 'em!

PETA people need to get a life and mind there own damn business of what other people eat. You don't see people who eat meat starting chaos at any veggie stands. They need to stop trying to put there ways down other people's throats.

One more thing. I love to fish, and I am sick and tired of these idiots saying that it is not right to fish. That I am pulling poor little fish out of their environments and cutting them up and eating them like the pig I am.

They are simply a waste of human flesh that are out there to split the world apart. Just like terrorists.

HAHAHA!! So true then again Veggies don't have feelings (or do they?...)

you sound very bitter about activists.

everyone telling everyone else what to believe and do is the nature of society.

If you want credibility to your attacks on them you should stick to facts and not resort to calling them idiots or terrorists.

I like fish too, thats why I DON'T eat them!

I prefer beef over chicken. But I also think PETA are annoying, if I want to eat meat, thats my own business.

...the chicken McNugget...

Sorry, it was the first thing that popped into my head and it made me laugh...

As for PETA...I can understand what they are trying to do, and in many cases actually stand on the same side of the issues that they do. The problem is that it seems to me that the folks from PETA that make the decisions have absolutely no idea what they are doing, and a majority of the time they make themselves look like foolish narcissistic zealots that repeatedly fail to get their point across.

It seems like PETA opts for big stunts that get their name in the paper, regardless of whether or not the stunt is going to have an impact on how people treat animals which should be their primary concern...one would think, anyway.

I sound very bitter about PETA not necessarily activists. They take it to extreme just as terrorists do. They are a menace to society. If they want to get their point across they can find other ways of doing it. Not running around naked. Not throwing red paint on people's clothes. Not going around screaming like a bunch of lunatics. When things like that are done, they tend to lose credibility. That's just like the guy, Eric Rudolph who used a bomb during the Olympics. He said “The purpose of the attack on July 27th was to confound, anger and embarrass the Washington government in the eyes of the world for its abominable sanctioning of abortion on demand"
Sorry if you don't agree, but these people are idiots.

people can run around naked all they want for whatever reason as long as they're naked far as I'm concerned.

chicken suits will make me laugh though.

Now that is okay

Being a member of PETA Animal Activists myself, I must say that PETA have done some remarkably good work where animal welfare is concerned, but even I can say that they do some crazy ass things, like convincing children that Milk is Murder.

It takes one jackass to make all the PETA people out to be stupid and crazy.

Star_Child, I take that back. Most PETA members are idiots. You are an exception. It is nice to see that there is some sanity, such as yourself, within.

That is very sweet I just hope it wasn't sarcasm!

My parents, whole family (excluding my uncle) my best friends all eat meat, I still love them. I am vegetarian as I do not wish to be part of something I do not see the need for (personally, that is) I am not trying to stop everyone eating meat, as I know that would never ever happen.

As I said, it only takes one to make a whole group out to be crazy, which is such a shame as it just ruins all the good things PETA do.

Same here. As a supporter and activist myself I can say that it was very immature of the manager, however I can understand why people have problems with them.

I agree with Star_Child.

It wasn't sarcasm. It is just like you said. It only takes one person to bring the whole group down.

Now how bout a steak! Just kidding.
Now that was sarcasm.

lol! Thank you

And its only Quorn for me, thank you very much!

milk is murder. i never heard of that one, mind you PETA isn't as vocal up here in soviet canukistan.

i agree that they can get carried away but they do indeed do a lot for animal rights.

It is a shame they would use a line like "milk is murder". What were they refering too? There is not enough of an effort to educate people to the the truth about milk and I hope that they didn't set the efforts back a bit.

Yeah, this is true... Penn & Teller is also on Showtime... Anyway, because PETA is a non profit organization, the public can look into everything they purchase. They happened to purchase a walk-in freezer... When asked why, Penn & Teller found that this is the way they euthanize animals... (they say it's a euphoric and pleasant way to die, which may be true, but, I would rather have the pink juice)

They also euthanize more of the animals that they rescue than the Humane Society... (While the Humane Society rescues more animals than PETA does, they euthanize more animals total)

I love animals, but PETA is way too extreme... did you hear about their road kill bar-B-Q? ewww...

Poor PETA people.....I should send them a pepperidge farm sausage basket to cheer them up.

Honestly, Walken... I think it was immature for them to picket a KFC... And pointless to boot. The manager was only "protecting" his business.

When it comes down to who'd I'd trust in an animal rescue... PETA or The SPCA... I'd go with the SPCA... Atleast thier head of the business doesn't want thier parts fried up, turned into a handbag, unbrella stands and what else have you...

Though if I wanted to be a crazy all for it! type of activisim... GreenPeace!! >D hehehe

I wonder if these PETA crusaders know what it's like to try and run a business, or hold down a job for that matter.