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Burger King is firing up criticism that its “chicken fight” campaign, which features a 12-minute battle between two men outfitted as chickens, promotes the illegal sport of cockfighting. For one, the Humane Society of the United States asked Burger King to pull the promotion because it makes light of the practice, which is illegal in 48 states. It’s also been derided on some sites as “disgusting, discriminatory, juvenile” and “blatant pandering to newly arrived illegals from Mexico.”
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