What’s New on the UPC Website

• A Request: “Pretend to Be More Optimistic” 14 January 2022
• Will Birds Sing Or Will They Be Silent? – VEGAN VOICES writer Karen Davis PhD 12 January 2022
• What Does It Mean to Be an “Animal Lover”? 7 January 2022
• Beware * Don’t Buy * Don’t Wear! 5 January 2022
• Becoming an Activist, Humane Education, “Humane” Factory Farming 31 December 2021
• Hope Bohanec Departs UPC at the End of the Month 30 December 2021
• Petition: Tell American Veterinary Medical Association to Oppose Inhumane “Depopulation” 28 December 2021
• A Pre-Christmas Day Celebration with Animal Rights Colleagues & Friends 25 December 2021
• Vegan Love and Rescue 23 December 2021
• Massachusetts Legislature Betrays “Egg-Laying” Hens & Voters 22 December 2021
• UPC TARGETS AMERICAN HUMANE ON BEHALF OF TURKEYS 21 December 2021
• UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season 17 December 2021
• The Vibrant Voices of Chickens with Karen Davis 14 December 2021
• Order your 2022 Chicken Run Rescue Calendar NOW! 8 December 2021
• Does Guilt Have a Place in Animal Rights Activism? 6 December 2021
• Poetry and an Open Heart for Animals 2 December 2021
• Ira Glass Runs Chicken Killing Story on This American Life on NPR Stations 30 November 2021
• PRE-SLAUGHTER ELECTRICAL SHOCK IS NOT “STUNNING” 27 November 2021
• Sharing the Love & the Loathing 25 November 2021
• Traditional Thanksgiving: Where the “Sacred” and the Profane Intersect 23 November 2021
• Turkey Education Action Nov. 19 at Bellingham Food Co-Op in Washington State Plus Decorated Turkey Advocacy Yard! 21 November 2021
• Turkeys and Tradition 20 November 2021
• UPC President Karen Davis’s 5-Minute Talk About the Birds at Famous Fido's Celebration of Life 17 November 2021
• "The Revolution Will Be Plant Based" Yet Most Progressives Still Tune Out Animal Liberation 15 November 2021
• Ghost of a Male Chick in Each Egg & What We MUST Do If We Care 12 November 2021
• Creating an Irresistible Vegan Community 10 November 2021
• Our Turkey Bus Posters in Austin, TX Win Praises! 8 November 2021
• CLARIFICATION Re: Huffpost Turkey Article 5 November 2021
• “Thanksgiving Without Turkey? A Valid Argument For Skipping The Bird” 4 November 2021
• TURKEY HUNTER, “Creatively Arrayed in Pink Camo” 3 November 2021
• Big Dreams for a Vegan Economy 1 November 2021
• Kaporos 2021: Chaos, Care and Rescue in Brooklyn, and a New Film 29 October 2021 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
• Moral Injury in Animal Advocates and Nonhuman Animals and the Commonality of Being Reduced to “Lesser Beings” 27 October 2021
• UPC Fall 2021 Poultry Press – Volume 31, Number 2 23 October 2021
  Inside: Pain in Farmed Animals • Do Plants Have Feelings? • Thoughts on “Food” Animals • Consumer Reports • New Book – Vegan Voices! • Kaporos Campaign Update • Annual Report 2020 • Recipe Corner & More!
• Spirit, Soul, Compassion, and Veganism 22 October 2021
• Ahimsa For All: Turkeys, Holiday Celebrations, and Peace 20 October 2021
• Farmed Animal Welfare Law Betrayed in Massachusetts 18 October 2021
• Peace & Social Justice Radio Interview with Karen Davis, PhD: Tune In! 16 October 2021
• BOOK REVIEW by Karen Davis in praise of VEGAN VOICES: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers 13 October 2021
• Thursday, October 21: Farmed Animal Cruelty: Past and Present 11 October 2021
• New Vegan Voices Series 9 October 2021
• Saturday, October 23: Famous Fido's Celebration of Life 6 October 2021
• It was great to be back at the Richmond VegFest on Saturday, October 2nd 4 October 2021
• Petition Against Cockfighting in Kentucky! 1 October 2021
• Rescuing Kukkuta: A New Level of Love 30 September 2021
• Vegans Urge UN to Practice What it Preaches 26 September 2021
• 708 Kaporos Chickens Rescued! 24 September 2021 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
• The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic 12 September 2021
• Yoga, Seitan, and Labeling Laws 21 September 2021
• In Praise of Roosters 19 September 2021
• This is the killing table on the streets of Crown Heights, Brooklyn 15 September 2021 - fb.com/lisa.alter
• Video: Kaporos Chickens Thrashing around after Throat Cutting Are Thrown in Pile 15 September 2021 - fb.com/mikeydeeeeee
• Ahead of Yom Kippur, Jewish activists debunk Kapparot misconceptions 15 September 2021 - The Jerusalem Post
• Slaughter in the streets of Brooklyn (the story of Kaporos) 15 September 2021 - Cavelight Films
• Video: Final Night of Kaporos fb.com/theirturn - 14 September 2021
• Campaign Update from the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos 14 September 2021 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
• Environment Ministry: Replace cruel chicken ‘kapparot’ with donations 14 September 2021 - TimesofIsrael.com
• Video: Kaporos Site Was Shut Down on First Night 13 September 2021 - fb.com/AlliancetoEndChickensasKaporos
• EMERGENCY RESCUE OF 250 KAPOROS CHICKENS! 11 September 2021 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
• Fires, Floods, Climate Disaster, and Veganism 10 September 2021
• Great News! Matching Donation for Kaporos Chicken Rescue! 7 September 2021 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
• Huge Kaporos Chicken Rescue Planned! 6 September 2021 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
• Veganism, Diversity, and Healthy Advocacy 2 September 2021
• Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers 31 August 2021
• September 9-14: NYC Kaporos Week of Action 2021
• The Animals Voice Magazine is Now Available! 28 August 2021
• The Challenge Facing Animal Rights 25 August 2021
• Video: Rina Deych’s Talk at August 23rd Orientation, Part One and Part Two 24 August 2021
• August 23: Orientation for NYC Kaporos 2021
• If Plants Have Feelings, How Does This Affect Our Advocacy for Animals? 22 August 2021
• Rescuing Roosters and Redefining Sanctuary 20 August 2021
• Turkeys Stomped on, Punched, and Left to Die at ‘Humane’ Farms 15 August 2021
• August 15: Orientation for NYC Kaporos 2021
• Regarding The Bittman Project: “Food is Everything” 13 August 2021
• Regenerative Ag, Subsidies, and a Climate Stable Future 7 August 2021
• A Prayer & a Poem for Newborn Chicks & Ducklings 3 August 2021
• Regarding the Pain of Farmed Animals 1 August 2021
• 2021 Farmed Animal Conference E-Summit 26 July 2021
• UPC Summer-Fall 2021 Poultry Press – Volume 31, Number 1 25 July 2021
  Inside: Tractor Supply Cruelty Exposed • Seeing Other Chickens Traumatized • Breaking the Sound of Silence for Good • “Scared of a Brochure!” • Freddaflower Fund • Commanding Skippy • What Wings Are NOT For • Recipe Corner & More!
• Effective Online Advocacy and Etiquette 24 July 2021
• Upcoming Webinar Explores the Ethics of Backyard Chickens 19 July 2021
• New Podcast: Microsanctuaries and Animal Happiness 14 July 2021
• Ranching vs. Wildlife: Save the Tule Elk 30 June 2021
• Expanding Animal Rescue and Sanctuary to Fishes 18 June 2021
• UPC’s Karen Davis, PhD, Will Speak at ARC’s Chicken Webinar 14 June 2021
• Our Chicken Webinar Videos Are Ready to Watch! 11 June 2021
• Vegans for Black Lives Matter with Gwenna Hunter 9 June 2021
• Microsanctuaries 101, Making a Big Difference in Small Spaces 22 May 2021
• Join us for an insightful webinar all about the delightful chicken! 19 May 2021
• UPC Commuter Ads: Kindness Is Contagious! 13 May 2021
• Celebrating Chickens with Karen Davis, PhD 11 May 2021
• A “Chicken Chat” with Karen Davis on Animal Voices Vancouver for International Respect for Chickens Day! 6 May 2021
• Take Action with “Digital Leafleting” and Share Our New Video 4 May 2021
• Do Chickens Mind Seeing Other Chickens Traumatized in Their Presence? 1 May 2021
• What Wings Are NOT For 29 April 2021
• News Release: International Respect For Chickens Day Celebrates Compassion for Chickens 29 April 2021
• Wednesday, April 28: The Real Truth About Health Conference, UPC’s Hope Bohanec will be offering a presentation called The Humane Hoax: The Real Truth About Greenwashing and Humane-washing Our Food. Online at 11 am ET.
• Announcing UPC’s 2nd Annual Chicken Webinar! 27 April 2021
• New Podcast: Dismantling “Regenerative” Animal Agriculture 25 April 2021
• News Release: Tractor Supply Company Mistreats Baby Chicks and Ducklings 22 April 2021
• Thursday, April 22: Vegan Climate Summit, UPC’s Hope Bohanec will be offering a presentation called Greenwashing Our Food: The Truth About “Sustainable” Labels. Online at 6:00 pm PT.
• Seaspiracy Review and Microsanctuary Life with Tracey Glover 19 April 2021
• Tractor Supply Employee Exposes the Company’s Cruelty to Chicks and Ducklings as a Matter of Policy and Practice 16 April 2021
• Breaking the Sound of Silence for Good 12 April 2021
• For Earth Day, learn the truth about “sustainable” labels like local and free-range 9 April 2021
• “Animals Deserve Gender Pronouns, Too” by NPR’s Scott Simon, April 3, 2021 4 April 2021
• Does Emu Oil “support your passion for wellness to change the world”? 2 April 2021
• New Podcast! Fat Justice and Veganism with Andy Tabar 29 March 2021
• “Chickens Talk” Via UPC President Karen Davis on Vegan India! 28 March 2021
• Groups Urge Associated Press to Update Animal Pronouns 26 March 2021
• The Vegan Spiritual Path with Victoria Moran 20 March 2021
• UPC Spring 2021 Poultry Press – Volume 30, Number 4 9 March 2021
  Inside: Animal Agriculture is Immoral • Capturing Fluffy • Chicken Sanctuary Education • “Cockfighting” Roosters • Protest NPR • Chicken Rescue in Israel • Why I Don’t Say “Meat” • Hope for the Animals Podcast • Freddaflower Fund • Internat’l Respect for Chickens Day • Recipe Corner & More!
• Bringing a Vegan Voice to Agricultural Policy 8 March 2021
• Tractor Supply: Crueler Than Ever to Chicks 6 March 2021
• Call for Video Testimonials! 4 March 2021
• Podcast Inquiry: “What’s in a Word? The Curious Problem with ‘Meat!’” 2 March 2021
• Protect Baby Chicks & Ducklings: Sign & Share Petition 28 February 2021
• Fish, the Forgotten “Food” Animal with Mary Finelli of Fish Feel 26 February 2021
• A Ban on Mail Order Chicks? 24 February 2021
• Ducklings & Baby Chicks are NOT Easter Toys! Take Action! 22 February 2021
• I Stopped Saying “Meat” and Here’s Why 18 February 2021
• Three Young Emus Deliberately Hit, Were Left To Die On An Unsealed Road In The Australian Outback! 16 February 2021
• UPC’s Karen Davis Critiqued NPR’s Cruelty to Chickens on Brainfood from the Heartland Today 15 February 2021
• Anti-Oppression Outlook in Animal Advocacy 13 February 2021
• NPR Promotes Cruel Chicken “Wings”: Please Protest! 7 February 2021
• The Israeli Vegan Revolution with Ori Shavit 5 February 2021
• Wednesday, February 3: Virtual Coffee Hour with Acterra. UPC’s Hope Bohanec will be offering a presentation called Sentience in the Sea. 11 am PDT.
• Demand that Critter Visits and Timberwind Farms STOP ‘Renting Out’ Nonhuman Animals! 2 February 2021
• Documenting Animal Cruelty with Brave and Inspiring Investigator Erin Wing 28 January 2021
• I want to tell you about the action we had in a chicken farm of the broiler industry 26 January 2021
• The Complex Life of Fish, The Fishing Industry Exposed, and Eco-Eating 22 January 2021
• Protest NPR Show Denigrating Chickens and Encouraging Sarcastic Violence Toward Them 20 January 2021
• “Caring, Killing, Euphemism and George Orwell: How Language Choice Undercuts Our Mission” 18 January 2021
• “Cockfighting roosters can be rehabilitated” by Karen Davis 16 Jan 2021
• Chicks Dumped in Freezing Garage Waiting to Be Killed: Take Action 12 Jan 2021
• Our First Podcast of the Year Brings Some Glimmers of Hope for Animals 9 January 2021
• SHARK Attack by Cockamaniacs, 7 January 2021
• WALMART Egg Supplier Tortures Caged Hens: Take Action 4 January 2021
• Happy New Year to ALL OF our WONDERFUL Supporters and Staff! 1 January 2021