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Florence
(Rescued hen, now UPC resident)
- UPC Fall 2024 Poultry Press – Volume 34, Number 2
5 November 2024
Inside:Urge Marriott to Dump Feather & Down Products • Bubba the Rooster Rescued • Oberlin Public Library Chick Hatching Update • “Good” versus “Bad” Anthropomorphism • NYC Foie Gras Ban Overturned • FAUN Live Market Demos • Animal Stories: Lives at a Farm Sanctuary • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More! - Saturday, November 16: Leafleting for Turkeys at the White House, Washington, DC. UPC will leaflet for turkeys in Lafayette Park across from the White House from Noon to 3 p.m. Posters, Banners, and Turkeys Brochures will be provided. All we need is YOU! For information, email info@upc-online.org.
- Saturday, November 16: FAUN “Abolish Live Markets” Demo at Marzigliano’s Live Poultry, West New York, NJ.
- Urge the U.S. Postal Service to Stop Shipping Baby Chicks and Other Animals 31 October 2024
- Saturday, November 2: FAUN “Abolish Live Markets” Demo at Marzigliano’s Live Poultry, West New York, NJ.
- Precious Bubba, our new rooster, was rescued from a construction site in Chesapeake, VA. 28 October 2024
- The Guardian (UK): Labour to legalise harmful practice of carrying chickens by legs, say charities 23 October 2024
- Incredible Kaporos Surrender and Rescue! 15 October 2024
- Homes Needed after Pure Prairie Poultry Abandons Thousands of Chickens 15 October 2024
- UPC had a wonderful day talking with attendees at Richmond VegFest on Saturday, October 5, 2024. 7 October 2024
- Saturday, October 5: Richmond Vegfest, Byrd Park, Richmond, VA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
- Saturday, October 5: FAUN “Abolish Live Markets” Demo at Marzigliano’s Live Poultry, West New York, NJ.
- Kaporos with Chickens: Can We Find a More Humane Alternative? 3 October 2024
- We Are Gearing up for This Year’s Massive Kaporos Chicken Rescue! 1 October 2024
- Drivers Needed to Transport the Kaporos Chicken Rescue Survivors 3 October 2024
- UPC was glad to be a part of Maryland Vegan Fest at Roots Market on Saturday, September 28, 2024. 30 September 2024
- Saturday, September 28: Maryland Vegan Fest, Clarksville, MD. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
- Support the Official 2024 NYC Kaporos Rescue - Fundraiser for the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos 16 September 2024
- Sunday, September 15: Cville Vegfest, IX Art Park, Charlottesville, VA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
- Provide a Home for a 2024 Kaporos Survivor 12 September 2024
- Oberlin Public Library’s Cruel Chick Hatching Not Renewed in 2024, but No Promise for Future 12 September 2024
- Saturday, September 14: Please join Friends of Animals United NJ - FAUN for a “Live Animal Market” demonstration, West New York, NJ. 10 September 2024
- Afternoon Delight at UPC 9 September 2024 - fb.com/UnitedPoultryConcerns
- Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Information Day, August 31, 2024 - a great place to get out our message. 31 August 2024
- Urge Marriott to Discontinue Feather & Down Products 27 August 2024
- Saturday, August 31: Greenbelt Labor Day Festival’s Information Day, Greenbelt, MD. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
- Saturday, August 10: Pittsburgh Vegfest, Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh, PA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
- Photos of Kahlua the rooster, one of fifty chickens rescued from a cockfighting operation in Virginia Beach, VA and brought to our sanctuary on July 27, 2018. 4 August 2024
- Saturday, August 3, 1pm-5pm FAUN “Abolish Live Markets” Demo at Marzigliano’s Live Poultry 30 July 2024
- Petition: Justice For Four Beloved Hens Bludgeoned to Death ‘For Fun’ 19 July 2024
- Friday-Sunday, July 19-21: Taking Action for Animals 2024, Crystal Gateway Mariott, Arlington, VA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
- Saturday, July 20: Please join Friends of Animals United NJ - FAUN for a “Live Animal Market” demonstration, West New York, NJ.
- UPC Summer 2024 Poultry Press – Volume 34, Number 1
2 July 2024
Inside:UPC Welcomes Rachel & Matilda • Respect for Chickens Ads & Activism • Glimmers of Light in the Dark of Night • Rowdy the Rooster • Futuristic Fate of Birds and the Other Earthlings • Chickens Talk. Are You Listening? • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More! - Everyone at UPC loves watermelon on a sunny day! 21 June 2024
- Chicken Run Rescue International Respect for Chickens Day Work Party, 2024 19 June 2024
- An Attempt to Weaken Oklahoma Anti‑Cockfighting Law 13 June 2024
- UPC had a great day tabling at the Lancaster VegFest on Saturday, June 1, 2024. 4 June 2024
- Saturday, June 1: Lancaster VegFest, Buchanan Park, Lancaster, PA. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
- Western Mass. Animal Rights Advocates (WMARA) Celebration of International Respect for Chickens Day 26 May 2024
- Leafleting for International Respect for Chickens Day/Month at Walmart in Carlsbad, CA on May 17, 2024. 18 May 2024
- Vegan Nation with Marlene Narrow: Int’l Respect for Chickens Day/Month 14 May 2024
- UPC had a great weekend advocating for the birds and vegan living at the Greenbelt Green Man Festival on May 11 & 12, 2024. 13 May 2024
- Saturday-Sunday, May 11-12: Greenbelt Green Man Festival 2024, Greenbelt, MD. UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
- More photos of our "What Wings Are For! Give a Cluck. Go Vegan!" ads running through May at 14 Washington, DC Bike Share locations 9 May 2024
- For three days, starting on International Respect for Chickens Day, May 4th, we ran our ads “What Wings Are For! Life Can Be Beautiful Go Vegan!” and “Kindness is Contagious - Live Vegan - Wash Your Hands of Animal Suffering” on a truck driving around downtown Washington, DC for 8 hours each day. 7 May 2024
- Animal Rights Florida Protest at Orlando Live Poultry on International Respect for Chickens Day 6 May 2024
- Marina Drake Art Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 6 May 2024
- UPC had a great day of advocacy for chickens (and a little bit of rain) leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day on Saturday, May 4, 2024. 5 May 2024
- Memes for International Respect for Chickens Month by Beth Lily Redwood Photography 5 May 2024
- Toronto Chicken Save Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2024
- Free from Harm Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2024
- Roosters of Ragnarok Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2024
- Tuesday, May 7: Vegan Nation with Marlene Narrow: Int’l Respect for Chickens Day/Month WCUW 91.3 FM, Listen online: wcuw.org/listen
- Saturday, May 4: Protest on International Respect for Chickens Day at Orlando Live Poultry, Orlando, FL. Hosted by Animal Rights Florida, Solutionary Species and Animal Activist Mentorship
- National Today: International Respect for Chickens Day – May 4, 2024 1 May 2024
- Getting out the message early for International Respect for Chickens Day at "Vegan Demo in Olney, MD: Raise Awareness for Farmed Animals!" on Sunday, April 28, 2024. 30 April 2024
- Twyla Francois Art & Investigation: Three Reasons to Respect Chickens for International Respect for Chickens Day 30 April 2024
- PetEuthanasia.info: International Respect for Chickens Day 28 April 2024
- Saturday, May 4, 12pm-3pm Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day 27 April 2024
- Saturday, May 4: Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day Please join United Poultry Concerns from 12-3pm at Lafayette Park across from the White House to leaflet and educate people for International Respect for Chickens Day. UPC will provide brochures, posters & banners. All we need is YOU!
- First sighting of our beautiful "What Wings Are For! Give a Cluck. Go Vegan!" ads at 14 Bike Share locations in Washington, DC 24 April 2024 - fb.com/unitedpoultryconcerns
- The Atlantic: For Earth Day, a Photo Appreciation of Birds. Photo number 4: A mother hen protects a group of chicks under her wings and body. 22 April 2024
- Saturday, May 4: Celebrate International Respect for Chickens Day, Elko New Market, MN. Hosted by Chicken Run Rescue and Compassionate Action for Animals.
- Rowdy the rooster is still going strong! 16 April 2024 - fb.com/unitedpoultryconcerns
- Chicken Run Rescue: Remember Amma and Celebrate International Respect for Chickens Day 13 April 2024
- Rev. David Sickles’ Letter to Glens Falls Collaborative Re: Wing Fest 12 April 2024
- Saturday, May 4, 2024 Humane Hoax Chicken Webinar 12 April 2024
- Urge Glens Falls Wing Fest to Drop the Dead Wings 10 April 2024
- NY Times: A Cruel Way to Control Bird Flu? Poultry Giants Cull and Cash In 5 April 2024
- International Respect for Chickens Day May 4, 2024 3 April 2024
- LA Times: California Wildlife is Vulnerable to an Avian Flu ‘Apocalypse’ 14 March 2024
- UPC Winter-Spring 2024 Poultry Press – Volume 33, Number 3
4 March 2024
Inside:“Broiler Breeder” Chickens • Media Sabotage Plant-Based Meats • Bird Flu – Fiction versus Fact • Remembering Karen Davis • International Respect for Chickens Day May 4 • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More! - Saturday, Feb 24: The 5th Annual Humane Hoax Online Conference 16 February 2024
- A Few Good Hen 30 January 2024 - fb.com/unitedpoultryconcerns
- Chickens Talk. Are You Listening? 19 Jan 2024
- Millions of Tax Dollars Used by USDA for Bird Flu Bailouts 14 January 2024
- Podcast Transcript Added: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) – Fiction versus Fact Updated 12 January 2024
- Special Friends: Rupert the rooster and UPC sanctuary assistant Paul Connon 5 January 2024 - fb.com/UnitedPoultryConcerns/videos
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