| On June 4, 2003, The Wall Street Journal ran an article
about the use of machines to catch chickens instead of hand-catching
crews. “New chicken catcher ruffles fewer feathers”
by Scott Kilman included this statement from UPC: “‘We
support using machines that reduce the panic, fear and horror of
chickens,’ says Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns, a
Machipongo, Va. group that opposes eating chickens and also runs
a sanctuary for a few lucky birds that manage to escape the farms
(usually by falling off a truck).”
On July 2, 2003, The Wall Street Journal printed our response:
“Totally Miserable Lives
“Chicken catching, whether by hand or by machine, is completely
violent. And bruised and wounded birds do not always go conveniently
out of sight into livestock feed. They are processed into nuggets
and other unwholesome products like sausages and patties.
“For the chickens, hand catching versus machine catching
is terrorism either way, just one more part of their totally miserable
lives.
Karen Davis, Ph.D.
President
United Poultry Concerns
Machipongo, Va.”
United Poultry Concerns is a nonprofit organization that promotes
the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl. http://www.upc-online.org
United Poultry Concerns, Inc.
PO Box 150
Machipongo, VA 23405-0150
757-678-7875
FAX: 757-678-5070
www.upc-online.org
(The Plight of Birds in the Poultry and Egg Industry)
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