I'm surprised that residents of Quebec would let animal rights activists get the better of them on their 400th anniversary:
The Thetford Chicken Massacre is not as well-known as the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but the controversial Quebec tradition in which participants place bets while decapitated chickens run around is coming to an end.
Organizers of the annual activity in the eastern Quebec town of Thetford Mines defended the pastime but caved in to pressure Tuesday and cancelled the event, which was deemed "barbaric" by animal rights groups.
The little-known event has been taking place for several years on Labour Day when about a hundred people gather to watch decapitated chickens and turkeys flop around on a grid painted on the ground.
Did supporters of the tradition refer to it as the "Thetford Chicken Massacre"? I imagine not, but who knows. Perhaps a good compromise would be allow the tradition to continue one last year, and instead of using chickens, Quebec residents could sacrifice the hybrid animal France gave to them in celebration of their 400th anniversary. Do recall Quebec residents were so unhappy with the animal that the Vachibou was forced into hiding. Why not honor both the Vachibou and Quebec with a hybrid hecatomb?
