What’s New on the UPC Website

• UPDATED: Pennsylvania Bill to Ban Live Pigeon Shoots: Please Contact the House Judiciary Committee 22 November 2025
• 📷 More photos of our "Don't Gobble Me!" truck that drove around Washington, DC for 8 hours each day from Nov. 15-17, 2025. 21 November 2025
• 📷 A wonderful (but windy) Vegan (Thanksgiving) Demo in Olney, MD on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Thanks to Sonia Bakhshi for organizing! 17 November 2025
• Rethinking the Thanksgiving Turkey 17 November 2025
• 📷 We are running our "Don't Gobble Me!" message on a truck from Nov. 15-17 driving around Washington, DC for 8 hours each day. 15 Noveember 2025
• 📷 Thanks to all the activists that helped spread the word of compassion for turkeys at our Leafleting for Turkeys at the White House on Sat., Nov. 15, 2025 15 November 2025
• 📷 UPC had a wonderful day advocating for kindness to turkeys and a compassionate holiday season at our Leafleting for Turkeys at the White House on Sat., Nov. 15, 2025. 15 November 2025
• Saturday, November 22: Peaceful Demonstration to Honor and Protect Turkeys this Thanksgiving , Allentown, PA. Please join Animal Defenders Greater Lehigh Valley from 10 a.m to 12 p.m. Bring your compassion, your voice, and your love for all living beings.Posters and leaflets will be supplied.
• 📷 UPC's "Don't Gobble Me" ads are running on 50 Las Vegas bus shelters from Oct. 24th to the end of November. 12 November 2025
• Sunday, November 16: Peaceful Demo for Turkeys, Amherst, MA. Please join Compassionate Alliance for Nonhumans, Western Mass Animal Rights Advocates, and United Poultry Concerns for a peaceful demo from 12 to 2 p.m.
• UPC Leaflets for Turkeys at the White House Saturday November 15 - Please join us! 6 November 2025
• 📷 First sighting of our "Don’t Gobble Me! Be Kind to Turkeys. Go Vegan!" ad we are running on 50 Las Vegas bus shelters during the month of November. 5 November 2024
• Speaking up for turkeys on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 at Vegan Demo in Olney, MD: Raise Awareness for Farmed Animals! 28 October 2025
• 📷 Chickens Roosting in Trees at United Poultry Concerns 24 October 2025
• Support Our Compassionate Actions for Chickens During Kaporos. 15 October 2025
• 📷 The week before Kaporos, we did outreach every day in different areas of Williamsburg and Crown Heights. 6 October 2025
• 35 Roosters Urgently Need Permanent Homes 30 September 2025
• 📷 UPC had a wonderful day of advocacy for the birds at Richmond VegFest on Sun, Sept. 28, 2025. 30 September 2025
• 📷 UPC had a great day sticking up for chickens and turkeys at Roots Market's MD Vegan Fest in Clarksville on Sat, Sept. 27, 2025. 29 September 2025
• UPC Fall 2025 Poultry Press – Volume 35, Number 2 16 June 2025
  Inside: PA Bill to Ban Live Pigeon Shoots • “Human” Nature of Pigeons • Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken • Can We Assume Happiness in Other Animals? • Summer Activities Gallery • 2024 Annual Report • Just a Chicken, but Stasi Was My Friend • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More!
• Sunday, September 28: Richmond Vegfest, Richmond, VA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• Saturday, September 27: MD Vegan Fest, Clarksville, MD. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• UPC brought our message of compassion for chickens and turkeys to Cville Vegfest on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. 16 Sept. 2025
• Support the Official 2025 NYC Kaporos Rescue - Fundraiser for the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos 15 September 2025
• Our beautiful sanctuary peahen, Mary Suzanne, finds a hidden place . . . 12 September 2025
• Sunday, September 14: Cville Vegfest, Charlottesville, VA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• A Vermont animal sanctuary proves that roosters can live peacefully after cockfighting 3 September 2025 - vermontpublic.org
• Apply to Adopt a Kaporos Survivor 1 September 2025
• UPC informed the Greenbelt community about the plight and delight of chickens and turkeys and a vegan lifestyle at Greenbelt Labor Day Festival's Information Day on Sat. Aug. 30, 2025. 31 August 2025
• Saturday, August 30: Greenbelt Labor Day Festival’s Information Day, Greenbelt, MD. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken – A Heartwarming New Children’s Book 23 August 2025
• UPC had a wonderful day fostering connections and growth within the vegan community at Pittsburgh VegFest on Saturday, August 16, 2025. 18 August 2025
• Saturday, August 16: Pittsburgh VegFest, Pittsburgh, PA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• Pennsylvania Bill to Ban Live Pigeon Shoots: Please Contact the House Judiciary Committee 12 August 2025
• Summertime and the livin' is easy at United Poultry Concerns. 8 August 2025
• UPC had a wonderful day of advocacy for the birds at Phoenixville VegFest on Saturday, August 2, 2025. 5 August 2025
• Homes desperately needed for roosters rescued from cockfighting ring in Lincoln University, PA. 2 August 2025
• Saturday, August 2: Phoenixville VegFest, Phoenixville, PA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• Laura Beth Slitt: Just a Chicken to Some, but Stasi Was My Friend 25 July 2025
• Life is beautiful for the birds at United Poultry Concerns. 23 July 2025
• 200 to 300 cockfighters flee Athens, Texas bust, leaving 29 cars behind 15 July 2025 - Animals24-7.org
• How Can We Promote Respect For Chickens? An Interview with Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns 8 July 2025
• Saturday, August 2: Phoenixville VegFest, Phoenixville, PA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• Podcast: Cell-Based Meat Debate from 2019 Conscious Eating Conference 26 June 2025
• UPC had a wonderful day advocating for the birds and vegan living at Planet Maryland on Sunday, June 22, 2025. 23 June 2025
• Sunday, June 22: Planet Maryland at Elm Street Urban Park, Bethesda, MD. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• UPC Spring-Summer 2025 Poultry Press – Volume 35, Number 1 16 June 2025
  Inside: Petco Cruelly Selling Baby Chicks • Respect for Chickens Ads & Activism • Hatching Kindness Project • UPC Welcomes Two New Roosters • Trader Joe's Should Trade for Vegan Eggs • NYC Poultry Markets Bird Flu Infections • Remove “Cockfighter” from Tubi • Michigan Cancels Goose Gassing • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Faux Gras Handout • Vegan Recipe Corner & More!
• Chef Alexis Gauthier: A Letter to My Former Self 11 June 2025
• UPC had two great days of tabling for the birds at Lancaster VegFest on June 7-8, 2025. 10 June 2025
• Saturday-Sunday, June 7-8: Lancaster VegFest, Lancaster, PA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• Our "What Wings Are For! Give a Cluck. Go Vegan!" ads that we ran on 45 LA bus shelters for Int'l Respect for Chickens Month were backlit at night. 30 May 2025
• “Mother Pigeon,” the Artist Fighting to Save NYC’s Urban Birds 28 May 2025 - HyperAllergic.com
• Postal error kills up to 15,000 newly hatched chicks, leaves SPCA with 2,000+ 20 May 2025 - Animals24-7.org
• Shipment of thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck now overwhelming an animal shelter 19 May 2025
• Our Beautiful Posters Celebrate International Respect for Chickens Day/Month in LA. 15 May 2025
• UPDATE: Michigan Cancels Goose Gassing After Receiving Pressure From Advocates 14 May 2025
• First sighting of our "What Wings Are For! Give a Cluck. Go Vegan!" ad we are running on 45 Los Angeles bus shelters during the month of May 13 May 2025
• WCUW 91.3 FM radio station is rebroadcasting the Vegan Nation: International Respect for Chickens Day show today (Tuesday, May 13th) at 4:30 pm EDT. 13 May 2025
• UPC had a wonderful weekend advocating for chickens and vegan living at Greenbelt Green Man Festival 2025 11 May 2025
• Leafleting at Sprouts Farmers Market in Encinitas CA on Sat. May 10 in honor of International Respecto for Chickens Day May 4, 2025 11 May 2025
• International Respect for Chickens Day May 4, 2025 at Vegan Demo in Olney, MD: Raise Awareness for Farmed Animals! 7 May 2025
• Vegan Nation with Marlene Narrow: Int’l Respect for Chickens Day/Month 6 May 2025
• Chicken Run Rescue Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 5 May 2025
• More photos of our "What Wings Are For - Go Vegan!" truck in DC this weekend for International Respect for Chickens Day! 4 May 2025
• There's an Elephant in the Room Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2025
• Food Empowerment Project Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2025
• Marina Drake Art Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2025
• VINE Sanctuary Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2025
• Full Circle Farm Sanctuary Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2025
• Edgar's Mission Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2025
• Our "What Wings Are For - Go Vegan!" truck stopped by our Leafleting at the White House for Int'l Respect for Chickens Day on Saturday, May 3, 2025. 3 May 2025
• We had a great day sticking up for chickens at our Leafleting at the White House for Int'l Respect for Chickens Day on Saturday, May 3, 2025. 3 May 2025
• International Respect for Chickens Day posters on display at Medford Wisconsin Public Library and Healthmart Pharmacy on Main St. 2 May 2025
• First sighting of our International Respect for Chickens Day ads running on a truck downtown for 8 hours each day, starting May 2nd and concluding on International Respect for Chickens Day, May 4th. 2 May 2025
• Animalearn Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day with the Hatching Kindness Project 2 May 2025
• National Today: International Respect for Chickens Day – May 4, 2025 2 May 2025
• Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Petco: Selling Baby Chicks Is Extremely Cruel 30 April 2025
• Stop Petco Chick Sales 29 April 2025
• UPC is delighted to contribute copies of A Home for Henny by Karen Davis as a part of The Hatching Kindness Project. 25 April 2025
• Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day 15 April 2025
• UPC is delighted to welcome Benedict and Peepers to our sanctuary. 14 April 2025
• Michigan Residents: Prevent Geese from Being Gassed 7 April 2025
• Happy Spring at UPC! 5 April 2025
• Sunday, April 27: Planet Virginia at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
• Arkansas State Senate Kills House Bill to Legalize Cockfighting 3 April 2025 - Animals24-7.org
• Spring Crush Cockfighting Update, 4 Pits Exposed! - SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness) & Animal Wellness Action 2 April 2025
• Halt the Unjustified Slaughter of Canada Geese & Mute Swans by Michigan DNR in 2025 28 March 2025
• Discover a New Easter Tradition Without Hen’s Eggs 27 March 2025
• International Respect for Chickens Day May 4, 2025 25 March 2025
• Despite Temporary Closures, Avian Flu Spreads in NYC’s Live Animal Markets 18 March 2025 - TheirTurn.net
• With Bird Flu, Our Factory Farmed Chickens Have Come Home to Roost by John Sanbonmatsu 15 March 2025 - commondreams.org
• Hundreds of Birds in NYC Infected by Bird Flu after Poultry Markets Allowed to Reopen 7 March 2025
• UPC Winter 2025 Poultry Press – Volume 34, Number 3 25 February 2025
  Inside: Ask Restaurants to Switch to Vegan Faux Gras • “Don't Gobble Me!” Ads • Activism For Turkeys • Tabling the Debate on Thanksgiving Turkey • Kaporos Report • 2023 Annual Report • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More!
• Please submit a comment: Trader Joe’s is selling fertilized chicken eggs — one shopper is ruffling feathers after showing how to hatch them 14 February 2025
• Urge New York Governor Hochul to Permanently Shut Down Live Bird Markets 11 February 2025
• Bird Flu: A Crisis with No End in Sight 4 February 2025
• VINE Sanctuary: Remembering Karen Davis 30 January 2025
• Snow Day at UPC! 27 January 2025
• A sighting of one of our 14 “What Wings Are For! Give a Cluck. Go Vegan!” Bike Station ads in Washington, DC still up after 8 months! 19 January 2025
• Bree and Me: A True Story of a Rescued Rooster’s Journey 14 January 2025
• Just another spaghetti party at United Poultry Concerns! 8 January 2025