The Knight Life by Keith Knight for August 02, 2016

This must be in reference to comic con. Also, in the Woody Allen movie “sleeper” there was a 10 foot (3m) tall chicken.

I think it’s S. D.’s mascot.

The “San Diego Chicken” was originally a mascot of a local radio station, then an unofficial mascot of the Padres. He’s been played by the original guy, Ted Giannoulas, since 1974. He’s still going strong, booking gigs all over the country, still in his hand-made iconic suit. If you are interested in more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Chicken

Furries was my first guess>Mascots works.