United Poultry Concerns is asking Agudath Israel of America to encourage those partaking in the kapparot ritual to use, instead of chickens, bags of money or something commensurate, which must make the donation process a whole lot cleaner. Read the article at http://blogs.forward.com/bintel-blog/114865/

Opposition in Israel to swinging chickens in kapparot rituals is growing. Read this article:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253198168254&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

For more information about kapparot using chickens, go to www.upc-online.org/kaparos