A customer in California thinks so.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: A shocked and appalled KFC customer claims he was served a deep-fried rat by a franchise outlet in Wilmington, California.
In a June 12 Facebook post, Devorise Dixon said he had just began his meal when he spotted a “tail” on what he thought was a strangely shaped chicken breast. Upon closer inspection, he said the mystery meat turned out to be an extra-crispy rodent.
“I went to KFC bought a 3-piece chicken tender! As I bit into a piece of it I noticed that it was very hard/tough and rubbery! Which sent this deep chill throughout my body. I looked down at it and saw that it was a cooked rat!!! Made me feel sick,” wrote Dixon.
KFC officials told the Mirror an investigation found no evidence to support this claim but did not confirm what the piece of food was.
In a subsequent post, Devorise claimed the manager had admitted it was a rat, but KFC attests that’s not true.
According to Inquisitr, a savvy internet-user has analyzed the Devorise KFC rat story and posted a lengthy analysis on Imgur, calling Dixon’s claims of biting into the rat’s head bogus because it would’ve been where the skull and brains were located — which would have been a lot firmer than a “hard†and rubbery surface.
KFC is calling the fracas a hoax, stating that all attempts to reach Dixon have been unsuccessful.
“KFC has made various attempts to contact this customer, but he is refusing to talk to us directly or through an attorney,” the company released via social media. “Our chicken tenders often vary in size and shape, and we currently have no evidence to support this allegation. We have extended the opportunity to have an independent lab evaluate the product at our own expense, but the customer refuses to provide the product in question.”
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