Crime & Safety

'All Pigs R B-----ds': Chick-fil-A Billboard Vandalized On I-20 With Vulgar Phrase

A vandal painted over a Chick-fil-A billboard in Douglasville with a phrase used to disparage law enforcement. It's since been removed.

The Chick-fil-A billboard near the Thornton Road exit on Interstate 20 was vandalized with an anti-law enforcement message over the weekend. It's been painted over in all black paint, but the cows holding paintbrushes can still be seen on the billboard.
The Chick-fil-A billboard near the Thornton Road exit on Interstate 20 was vandalized with an anti-law enforcement message over the weekend. It's been painted over in all black paint, but the cows holding paintbrushes can still be seen on the billboard. (Courtesy of Ken Abhalter)

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — A huge Chick-fil-A billboard on Interstate 20 in Douglasville was vandalized over the weekend, and a vulgar phrase took its place.

Using the eatery's trademark spelling style (usually riddled with intentional errors), the vandal changed the sign to read "All pigs r b-----ds" with the classic Chick-fil-A cows holding paintbrushes underneath the phrase. The vulgar messaging is typically used by critics of law enforcement to disparage police officers, reports said.

A Chick-fil-A spokesperson told Fox 5 Atlanta the incident was "an unfortunate incident of vandalism" and the phrase has since been removed. By Monday, the sign was covered with black paint, though the cows are still up.

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Ken Abhalter saw the sign Saturday morning while driving eastbound near the Thornton Road exit on I-20. He snapped a photo, calling it "'Fight Club' level vandalism," he told Fox 5.

Abhalter, who runs D&G Outdoor Lighting and Signing Inc., told the news outlet the vandal had to know what they were doing to even get up there.

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"You would need a big ladder to get up there, you would need rappelling equipment to be able to paint both of those billboard faces, in the middle of the night," he said to Fox 5.

"The average person couldn't do something like this. It would take experience in the industry, not to mention how dangerous this undertaking was," Abhalter told Patch in an email.

Douglasville police said that since no one called in the vandalism, they haven't opened an investigation as of Tuesday.

"We are aware of the billboard which was vandalized over the weekend and are taking steps to increase patrol in the area," a police spokesperson said. "The vandalism was promptly painted over by the owner. At this time, no damage to property reports have been filed with our department by the owner of the billboard."

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