Poultry & Egg Industry
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Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry
by Karen Davis, PhD. Download the book: PDF Purchase online: UPC Merchandise - Chickens: Their Life and Death in Farming Operations
- Pet Food, Bird Shredding & Embryo Sexing: Behind the Scenes
2023
2022
- US egg factory roasts alive 5.3m chickens in avian flu cull - then fires almost every worker 28 April 2022 - www.theguardian.com
- Lies, Lies, Lies: Myth of the “Humane” Animal Farm 25 April 2022
- Brutal University Researchers Torture Hens in Ventilation Shutdown Experiments So Millions of Birds Can Die in Agony on U.S. Farms 15 April 2022
2021
- Becoming an Activist, Humane Education, “Humane” Factory Farming 31 December 2021
- Massachusetts Legislature Betrays “Egg-Laying” Hens & Voters 22 December 2021
- Farmed Animal Welfare Law Betrayed in Massachusetts 18 October 2021
2020
2019
- The Boys of the Egg Industry UPC Fall 2019 Poultry Press
- Animal Agriculture Alliance’s Take on the Animal Rights National Conference 3 August 2019
2018
- Chickens: Their Life and Death in Farming Operations 1 October 2018
- 3.4 Million “Live Inventory” – Chickens and Turkeys – Drowned or Starved to Death in North Carolina Storm 24 September 2018
2017
- My Letter in The Washington Post on Chicken Torture 11 December 2017
- No Tyson in Kansas - Wichita Eagle Letter by Karen Davis 29 November 2017 (Also in UPC Winter 2017-2018 Poultry Press)
- Investigative Report: How Common Is Male Chick Grinding In America? 16 September 2017
- “The gruesome reality behind the pet food industry” 12 August 2017
(Also in UPC Fall 2017 Poultry Press)
2016
- “Broiler Breeder” Chickens: Their Misery Revealed 26 August 2016
- Germany’s Decision to Affirm Legality of Male Chick Shredding Shines Global Spotlight on Practice 10 June 2016
- The Forgotten Mothers of the Chickens We Eat 25 May 2016 - CountingAnimals.com
- How Many Turkeys Do We Kill for Thanksgiving? 25 May 2016 - CountingAnimals.com
2015
- Courting hen & egg producers leads animal charities into deep @#$% 25 June 2015
- Super-Sizing the Chicken 1923-Present 19 February 2015
2014
- United Poultry Concerns Co-Sponsors the Animal Compassion Tour 25 March 2014
(Also in UPC Summer 2014 Poultry Press) - Egg farm worker exposed in Team 10 investigation could face charges 20 January 2014 - www.10news.com
2013
- Toxic Chemicals Increase in U.S. Poultry Plants 26 April 2013
- UPC Correspondence with the National Fire Protection Association 25 January 2013
- Pet Chicken Saves Family from Household Fire: Who Will Save Chickens from Fires in Their Houses? 1 January 2013
2012
- United Poultry Concerns Seeks Fire Protection for Farmed Animals UPC Winter 2012 Poultry Press
- Seeking Fire Protection for Farmed Animals: An Update 27 September 2012
- UPC & Twelve Other Organizations Appeal to the National Fire Protection Association to Uphold the Association's Action Requiring Fire Protection Systems in Farm Animal Housing Facilities 31 July 2012
- News Release: Animal Advocacy Groups Urge National Fire Protection Association to Uphold Decision Requiring Agribusiness to Protect Farm Animal Facilities from Preventable Fires 31 July 2012
- Agribusiness Coalition Opposes Fire Safety Controls in Animal Confinement Facilities 19 July 2012
2010 & earlier
- New Hatchery Video Shows the Miseries Forced on Newly-Hatched Birds 2 June 2010
- After Baby Chick Video Goes Viral, Advocates Warn 'Free Range' Not All It's Cracked Up to Be 2 September 2009 - examiner.com (saved by archive.org)
- Hatchery Horrors: The Egg Industry’s Tiniest Victims 2 September 2009
- “Animal Agriculture Boosts Antibiotic Resistance,” The Epoch Times, June 24, 2009 26 June 2009
- Canada:
- BROKEN WINGS: The Breakdown of Animal Protection in Canada 14 April 2009
- Indecent Eggsposure: How Eggs are Laid in Canada 5 June 2006
- Poultry Industry Experimenters Promote Fire-Fighting Foam as a “Humane” Method of Mass Extermination 15 March 2006
- Forced Labor on the Factory Farm 17 February 2006
- AP: Better Business Bureau Nixes Egg Ads 17 May 2004
- US/UK "BROILER" CHICKEN WELFARE 8 May 2004
- Washington Post Article on New USDA Poultry Categories 7 October 2004
- UPC's Response to the Wall Street Journal's Chicken Catching Machine Article 10 July 2003
- UPC public comments to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture on its proposed “humane” standards for farmed animals. 27 June 2003
- UPC Evaluation of Future Trends In Animal Agriculture Symposium 20 September 2002
- The Plight of Birds in the Poultry and Egg Industry - Revised 2002