What’s New on the UPC Website

• Podcast: International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2026
• National Today: International Respect for Chickens Day – May 4, 2026 4 May 2026
• After two years, our "What Wings Are For!" bike kiosk on 17th St NW, DC near the White House is still up. 3 May 2026
• Our "What Wings Are For!" truck before hitting the streets of Boston on May 2, 3, and 4 for 8 hours a day. 3 May 2026
• UPC had a great day Leafleting at the White House for Int'l Respect for Chickens Day on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Thanks to the activists that spoke up for chickens! 3 May 2026
• Saturday-Sunday, May 9-10: Greenbelt Green Man Festival 2026, Greenbelt, MD. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• Citizen-Initiated Ballot Measure in DC to Prohibit the Force Feeding of Birds 24 April 2026
• Vegan Nation: International Respect for Chickens Day / Month 23 April 2026
• Saturday, May 2, 12pm - 3pm: Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day, Washington, DC. UPC will provide brochures, posters & banners. 16 April 2026
• WMARA “Chick Days” Protest at A. W. Brown’s, East Longmeadow, MA 6 April 2026
• Birth of a Baby Chicken: An Easter Story 4 April 2026
• Saturday, March 21, 12:30-2:30pm: Protest “Chick Days” at Tractor Supply, Greenfield, MA
• International Respect for Chickens Day May 4, 2026 28 March 2026
• Court Clears Way for NYC Foie Gras Ban, But Obstacles Remain 14 March 2026
• Portraits in Poultry Paradise 12 March 2026
• Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd 16 February 2026
• Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Dunn County District Attorney Andrea Nodolf 16 February 2026
• Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Dunn County Board Supervisor District 1 Tim Lauffer 16 February 2026
• Stop the “Chicken Toss” and Other Animal Abuse at Ridgeland, Wisconsin Pioneer Day 15 February 2026
• Vegan Nation with Marlene Narrow, Liqin Cao and Franklin Wade 9 February 2026
• Ask Glens Falls Wing Fest to Please Kick the Bloody Bucket 9 February 2026
• In Celebration of Dr. Karen Davis, United Poultry Concerns 4 February 2026
• Urge Tractor Supply Company to Stop Selling Chicks & Ducklings 3 February 2026
• UPC Winter 2026 Poultry Press – Volume 35, Number 3 2 February 2026
  Inside: Rethinking the Thanksgiving Turkey • “Don’t Gobble Me!” Ads & Activism • Easter Without Hen’s Eggs • Are Chickens Smarter Than Toddlers? • Kaporos Report • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More!
• Sunday, February 1: UPC Presentation at Pro-Animal Meetup, Washington, DC. Chickens and Turkeys: Who Are They and Why Should We Care? This presentation by Liqin Cao and Franklin Wade of United Poultry Concerns will reveal that chickens and turkeys are intelligent, emotional, and social beings with strong family bonds and natural behaviors. It contrasts their rich inner lives with the suffering they endure in modern animal agriculture, urging greater compassion and respect toward them.
• Oklahoma Highway Patrol: We Shot the Chickens 20 January 2026
• Suspects Sought After Chicken Burned Alive On Florida Road 11 January 2026