PI customs confiscates PETA's blow-up sex dolls

PETA said it had planned to take the blow-up dolls on a tour of red-light districts in Thailand, Australia, Japan and the Philippines as part of protests against the KFC fast-food chain.

The dolls would have been covered in a banner reading "KFC Blows" to protest the chain's treatment of chickens, which, according to PETA, includes scalding chickens to death and cutting off their beaks while they are still conscious.

The dolls were shipped from the United States but were confiscated before they could be delivered to PETA's office in Manila. Authorities told PETA that they considered the dolls pornographic material, which is illegal in the Philippines.

"The blow-up dolls were a trouble-free prop because KFC also treats chickens like inanimate objects," PETA director Jason Baker countered in a statement.

"We're calling on people worldwide to boycott KFC until the company implements minimal animal welfare standards," he added.//DPA