The Leahy Lounge

SYDNEY, Australia - A chicken toy that squawks and flaps its wings when strangled is "grossly irresponsible" and sends the wrong message to young children, a spokesman for a leading animal welfare group said Tuesday. "Why not let the kids strangle a squash or pummel a rudabaga instead?" a spokesperson for the group asked. When pop icon Michael Jackson was queried about the controversy he stated, "There's nothing wrong with a child choking a chicken. Don't be ignorant. You're being ignorant."