Tunstall writes to KFC managers

KT Tunstall has written to every KFC manager in Scotland asking them to pressure their chicken suppliers.

Tunstall requested that the fast food chain adopt rules created by animal rights group PETA to improve chicken welfare.

In the letter, the singer said: "I am writing to ask for your help in changing the way that KFC’s suppliers raise and kill chickens for KFC restaurants.

"PETA is asking KFC to implement what the company’s own animal welfare advisors have recommended – a document these advisors put together that spells out what KFC needs to do."

She added: "As a KFC manager, you can help make positive changes for chickens by letting Yum! UK Managing Director Martin Shuker know that you don’t want to sell [and customers don’t want to eat] chickens who have been crippled, abused and scalded to death."