Zac Brown Band Urged to Go ‘Tofu-Fried’

The Boot received a personal email today from animal activist group PETA, in regards to the Grammy's Best New Artist winners the Zac Brown Band and their No. 1 hit song, 'Chicken Fried.' It seems PETA would like Zac and his bandmates to change the menu on their pre-show "eat-and-greets," where select fans are offered a big plate of pork, beef and all the fixin's.

"If PETA has its way, the 'Chicken Fried' singers will be hosting an all-vegan edition of their celebrated 'eat and greets' for fans," a rep for PETA wrote to us.

"We're writing today in the hope that you'll extend your love of freedom to animals," PETA continues, addressing the band. "In your song 'Chicken Fried,' you praise the simple pleasures of life -- a cool drink, a home filled with love, enjoying the sunshine -- all pastimes denied to the millions of cows, pigs, chickens, and other animals raised for food on factory farms every year."

PETA is sending the band a basket of protein-rich faux meats, like tofu, along with their letter. Read it in its entirety, after the jump.

No word yet whether the Zac Brown Band will alter their menu selection, but don't expect any lyric modifications to 'Chicken Fried' any time soon! Besides, what would Blake Shelton think? (And we can't wait to hear what he thinks ... or tweets.)

ZBB's latest single, 'Highway 20 Ride,' is inching its way closer to the Top 10 country singles chart where it could become their fourth consecutive No. 1 hit from their album, 'The Foundation.'

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Dear Zac, Jimmy, John, Coy, Clay, and Chris,

Greetings from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and congratulations on your Grammy win for Best New Artist! As you may know, PETA is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 2 million members and supporters dedicated to the protection of animals. You have many fans here at PETA.

We're writing today to ask you to extend your love of freedom to animals by agreeing to partner with us on a veggie "eat and greet" for your fans. In your song "Chicken Fried," you praise the simple pleasures of life-a cool drink, a home filled with love, enjoying the sunshine-all pleasures that are denied to the millions of cows, pigs, chickens, and other animals raised for food on factory farms every year.

Life on the farm isn't what it used to be. Green pastures and idyllic barnyards have been replaced by windowless, cramped, filthy metal sheds. Animals are treated as nothing more than products, with little regard for their health, happiness, or basic needs. Pigs are often confined to concrete stalls so small that they can't even turn around, chickens are fed antibiotics and grow so large that their legs become crippled from supporting their own weight, and cows are slaughtered and dismembered while they are still conscious and able to feel pain.

The good news is that it's easier than ever to enjoy delicious, cruelty-free meals! To show just how tasty a plant-based diet can be, we're sending you a basket of delicious, protein-rich faux meats. We hope you will enjoy these cruelty-free products with your friends and family and will consider working with us to help spread a message of compassion and freedom for all living beings in this world.

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