Chicken Fat May Crash Your Car

Published November 29, 2007 by PETA Staff. Last Updated October 14, 2013.

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It’s well known that chicken fat may kill you by clogging your arteries, but did you know that it may also crash your car?Earlier this week chicken fat that leaked from a waste truck onto the roadway caused at least four accidents and made a smelly mess in PETA’s home state of Virginia. One injured person was even taken to a hospital.According to news reports a truck hauling waste chicken grease from a Perdue Farms plant left a valve open, and the fat leaked onto U.S. Route 13 from the plant to the Maryland state line. According to one Virginia State Police Sergeant, the gunk caused a “really funky” odor. No kidding. The moral of the story is that if you eat meat you’re causing car accidents—and even sending some people to the hospital. Make America’s highways safe by ordering an emergency Free Vegetarian Starter Kit now.- Joel

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