{Louisville, Kentucky}...Greenpeace activists unveiled a banner depicting a Sumatran tiger on the front pillars of the building that's home to Yum Brands Inc. in Louisville Wednesday, claiming deforestation is threatening the tigers. Activists pressed their claims that the chain uses wood harvested from Indonesian rain forests to make its chicken buckets. Nine people were cited for trespassing, and four protesters who scaled the building were cited with criminal mischief. Rolf Skar of Greenpeace says packaging from rain forests shows up at KFC stores in China, the United Kingdom and Indonesia.Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Activists Protest Yum Brands
{Louisville, Kentucky}...Greenpeace activists unveiled a banner depicting a Sumatran tiger on the front pillars of the building that's home to Yum Brands Inc. in Louisville Wednesday, claiming deforestation is threatening the tigers. Activists pressed their claims that the chain uses wood harvested from Indonesian rain forests to make its chicken buckets. Nine people were cited for trespassing, and four protesters who scaled the building were cited with criminal mischief. Rolf Skar of Greenpeace says packaging from rain forests shows up at KFC stores in China, the United Kingdom and Indonesia.