NY Times December 21, 1999
(page B2 Metro Section (New York) )
PUBLIC LIVES Column
They Say Perdue Is Bad To The Bone
By JAMES BARRON
The actor DANNY GLOVER, whose discrimination complaint last month
prompted a city crackdown on cabdrivers, is facing criticism from
an animal rights group that says he should withdraw as a host of
a children's art contest sponsored by Perdue Farms, the poultry
processor.
"Please divorce yourself from Perdue," the group, United Poultry
Concerns, urged in a letter on Dec. 8. The president, KAREN
DAVIS, accused the huge chicken company of a variety of offenses,
not least of them contributing to health problems caused by
"children growing up on greasy chicken nuggets and other
artery-clogging poultry products." A call to Perdue Farms was not
returned.
A related exhibition scheduled for a gallery in SoHo was canceled
after the group called the gallery. "They caused such a ruckus
and such a negative situation for us," said the gallery owner,
DAVID BEITZEL, "so I put an end to it." As for Mr. Glover,
MICHELLE BEGA, a spokeswoman in Los Angeles, had no comment and
said he was out of the country.
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