A group of dancing clowns styled after McDonald's "Ronald McDonald" character has been spotted outside the fast-food chain's UK headquarters in a protest over animal welfare.<br /><br />Footage filmed on August 22 in East Finchley, London, shows the group marching towards the front doors of Hospitality House as fellow protesters beat drums.<br /><br />The group performs a bizarre dance before marching away from the building.<br /><br />The demonstration was reportedly organised by animal rights group Humane League in protest against the supposedly "inhumane" conditions which the company's chickens are kept in.<br /><br />Pru Elliott, head of campaigns at The Humane League UK, said: “McDonald’s chicken welfare policy is little more than a smokescreen to distract consumers from the fact that they are simply not prepared to make the kind of meaningful improvements which would actually reduce the suffering of chickens.<br /><br />"They are trying to paint themselves as an ethically-minded company but it is very clear that their highest priority is profit, not ethics.”
