What red-blooded man would turn down a chance to meet with uber-babe Pam Anderson? The same guy who has been refusing to meet with rap mogul Russell Simmons. And that would be David Novak, the head of KFC, who sources say has repeatedly refused to meet with either of the two to discuss what they say is the chicken chain’s inhumane treatment of its birds.

“Pam Anderson has been trying to meet with Novak because she cares passionately about the well-being of chickens,” says a source. “Pam objects to things like how KFC scalds live chickens to de-feather them, but Novak won’t even take her calls.” Now, Anderson, an active member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, will call for a boycott of KFC on her weekly radio show.

And, the insider says, after some initial conversations with Russell, Novak is refusing to meet with Simmons. When called for comment about Anderson and Simmons, KFC issued its prepared statement that it uses “only the highest quality ingredients” and declined further comment.

Because of the stalemate, says the source, PETA is stepping up its war with KFC. “If they won’t meet with us, we’re taking our case to the children.” The source says that PETA will start handing out what they’re calling “Buckets of Blood” in front KFC outlets across the country. “They’ll look like KFC’s buckets of chicken, and will contain things like mutilated, gory chickens,” says the source. “We gave kids ‘Unhappy Meals’ at McDonald’s and Burger King crowns with animals impaled on the points when they wouldn’t meet with us. After those kids started screaming, both McDonald’s and Burger King got reasonable.”