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PETA Calls Name of Britain’s Oldest Pub Offensive to Chickens

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In an official letter
, PETA UK representative Dawn Carr wrote to the owners of the historic pub, “to propose that Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub in St. Albans adopt a new name: Ye Olde Clever Cocks.”

The change, Carr expresses would, “reflect society’s rejection of needless violence and help celebrate a fascinating but often abused and misunderstood animal, the chicken.”

The bar has gone by its current name since 1872. According to its owners, they’re not budging. “Firstly, we would just like to go on record and say that we are big fans of the work PETA do, their campaign for banning fur was spot on and something they managed magnificently,” the owners posted on the bar’s site.

“However, when it comes to the naming of historic English pubs, on this occasion, we think we might have pass them up on the offer of help!”

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