News Archives 2017
Loving Turkeys at Christmas – 4 Photos from Friends 26 December 2017
Support UPC & the Birds! We Need YOU! 22 December 2017
Karen Davis: Stop cruel chicken breeding practices 22 December 2017
UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season 15 December 2017
Greetings to UPC Supporters from Chicken Run Rescue! 12 December 2017
My Letter in The Washington Post on Chicken Torture 11 December 2017
Investigation of Tyson Chicken Farm in Virginia Shows Workers’ Sadistic Cruelty to Chickens – Again 7 December 2017
Finding Paradise: Leilani Farm Sanctuary of Maui 5 December 2017
Disengaged Journalism & The Disparagement & Disappearance of Animals 1 December 2017
“Turkeys – Who Are They?” This presentation by UPC president Karen Davis was beautifully organized by Animal Justice Advocates at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Nov. 15, 2017. 29 November 2017
No Tyson in Kansas - Wichita Eagle Letter by Karen Davis 29 November 2017
Who is In Your Dog’s Food? 28 November 2017
The Presidential Turkey “Pardoning” Ceremony 21 November 2017
Breaking News! Leafleting for Turkeys, Bus Ads for Turkeys, Vegan Feast for Turkeys! 17 November 2017
Where’s the Turkey? – A Delightful New Children’s Book13 November 2017
Turkeys - Who Are They? Karen Davis Talks "Turkey" at UVA Nov. 15 12 November 2017
Mark Bittman On Vegetarian Cooking For A Green Planet 9 November 2017
Donald Trump Jr. Goes Pheasant Hunting in Iowa This Weekend 2 November 2017
Video: Rescued Kaporos Chicken Loves Her New Dog Siblings 27 October 2017 - fb.com/DodoImpact
Fantasy Farming vs. Factory Farming: A Faustian Bargain 27 October 2017
Saturday, October 28: Poultry & Sea Life 101: A Joint Presentation by UPC President Karen Davis and Fish Feel President Mary Finelli at Green Fare in Herndon, VA.
Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos Disrupts NYC Department of Health Event! 25 October 2017
Truck Driver Rescues Chicken Who Fell Off a Truck and Now They're Family 25 October 2017
This Portrait Can Help Chickens Escape Kaporos Cruelty! 23 October 2017
Arkansas Online Editorial Opposes Turkey Drop 17 October 2017
Yellville, Arkansas: A Sad, Bad Place 16 October 2017
Justice For Kaporos Chickens — Please Donate! 15 October 2017
Sanctuary Gives New Beginning to Chickens Rescued from Religious Ritual 13 October 2017 - www.care2.com
60,000 Chickens are Swung and Slaughtered on Public Streets During Ritual Sacrifice 11 October 2017 - theirturn.net
Justice For the Roses - An Unbelievable Rescue Story! 11 October 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Live Interview Tuesday 10/10 at 2:30p EDT: Coast to coast protests, controversy and a lawsuit against a religious ritual that involves killing chickens. Critics say coins are a humane alternative. Nora Marino is the New York attorney on the case and brings us the latest. 10 October 2017 - fb.com
Justice For the Roses - Online Campaign Needs You! 10 October 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Should Stop Killing Chickens, Animal Rights Activists Say 7 October 2017 - www.laweekly.com
Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8: New Jersey Vegfest , Meadowlands Expo Center, Secaucus, NJ.UPC will host an exhibit table and UPC President Karen Davis will be speaking.
Video: These activists were arrested while trying to stop thousands of chickens from being killed in the streets of Brooklyn 4 October 2017 - fb.com/NowThisPolitics
Kaporos Arrogance: Jerusalem Post Readers Express Thoughts about Kaporos 3 October 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Sunday, October 1: World VegFest , San Francisco, CA.UPC will host an exhibit table.
Photos: Animal rights activists protest animal cruelty at a Yom Kippur ceremony in Brooklyn 29 September 2017 - www.nydailynews.com
Kaporos: Chicken Soup for the Soulless? 28 September 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Friday-Saturday, September 29-30: Sanctuary: Reflecting on Refuge , Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.UPC President Karen Davis will be speaking.
Saturday, September 30: Vegan Roots Fest , Charlottesville, VA. UPC will host an exhibit table.
Video: Open Rescue in Chicago of Chickens Used for Kaporos 29 September 2017 - fb.com
News Release: NYC Residents and Visitors to Hold Candlelight Vigil to Honor 60,000 Tortured, Discarded Kaporos Chickens 27 September 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Exclusive: Video shows dead chickens in cages as part of Jewish ritual Kaporos 26 September 2017 - abc7ny.com
Saturday-Sunday, September 23-24: Hudson Valley Vegfest , Poughkeepsie, NYUPC will host an exhibit table and UPC President Karen Davis will be speaking.
Los Angeles Kapparot 2017: Update and Litigation Strategy by Rabbi Jonathan Klein 20 September 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
UPC Fall 2017 Poultry Press - Volume 27, Number 2 18 September 2017 Inside:
Spiritual Power of Roosters • Viva, the Chicken Who Changed Me • Turkeys – Who Are They? • Protest Yellville • Kaporos Campaign • Freddaflower Fund • Pet Food Letter • Annual Report 2016 • Recipe Corner & More!
Hug a chicken and 4 other twists on traditional High Holidays rituals 17 September 2017 - www.timesofisrael.com
Investigative Report: How Common Is Male Chick Grinding In America? 16 September 2017
“Farmers Have a Different Mental ‘Connection’ With Animals” 14 September 2017
Lawsuit accuses Irvine, LA police of ignoring animal-cruelty laws in connection to Jewish ritual 13 September 2017 - www.ocregister.com
“Classic Misdirection in National Chicken Council’s Assurance Standards” 12 September 2017
DAMN DAIRY by Karen Davis, PhD 11 September 2017
Saturday, September 9: Twin Cities Veg Fest , St. Paul, MN.UPC will cohost an exhibit booth with Chicken Run Rescue.
What Does Eating Have to Do With Art ? A Lot! 5 September 2017
Saturday, September 2: DC VegFest , Washington, DC.UPC will host an exhibit table.
Not In My Backyard: The Day My Quiet Cul-De-Sac Turned Into a Bloodbath 1 September 2017
Wasted Wings: A New Documentary About Kaporos 31 August 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Karen Davis & Hope Bohanec: What Did We Say at the Animal Rights National Conference? 29 August 2017
Petah Tikva looks to end 'Kaparot' ritual 29 August 2017 - www.israelnationalnews.com
Saturday, August 26: Vegan SoulFest , Baltimore, MD. UPC will host an exhibit table.
Vote UPC Favorite AR Group in VegNews Contest! 19 August 2017
PETITION: Ban Live Chick Hatching Projects in Schools 16 August 2017
“The gruesome reality behind the pet food industry” 12 August 2017
Saturday, August 12: CARE Chester County Vegan Festival 2017 , West Chester, PA. UPC will host an exhibit table and UPC Vice President Liqin Cao will be speaking.
Saturday, August 12: Sonoma County VegFest , Santa Rosa, CA.UPC will host an exhibit table and is a Blue Ribbon Sponsor of this event.
Israel Drazin's Blog: The Non-Jewish Origin of Kapparot 9 August 2017 - - blogs.timesofisrael.com
Israel Drazin's Blog: Animal cruelty and Kapparos 7 August 2017 - blogs.timesofisrael.com
Meet Lantern Authors at the 2017 Animal Rights Conference in August 2 August 2017
Tell Yellville to Stop Dropping Turkeys from Airplanes 27 July 2017
Urge Jewish Community to Do Kaporos with Money, Not Chickens 24 July 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Lucas County Fair Booth 22 July 2017
Minding Animals Curatorial Guidelines: Animals and Art Exhibitions 18 July 2017
August 3-6: Animal Rights National Conference 13 July 2017
Cultured Laboratory Meat: What Do You Think? 10 July 2017
Activists “Take to the Streets” to End Chicken Kaporos in New York City! 8 July 2017
Rise and Shine Party Benefiting AECK’s Historic Lawsuit to End Chickens As Kaporos in NYC, July 6, 2017 28 June 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
A Rebuttal to Matt Ball’s Vegan Bash 28 June 2017
Custom Heavy as Frost and Deep Almost as Life – What Do We Mean 23 June 2017
UPC letter to Fairfax County, Virginia Schools Re: School Hatching Projects 22 June 2017
Chickens Come First in Her Pecking Order, The Washington Post Metro, August 31, 1995 21 June 2017
Killing a Chicken to Protest Abortion: What Do You Think? 21 June 2017
Important News re: Chicken Kaporos in New York City and Orange County, California 20 June 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Interspecies Sexual Assault: A Moral Perspective 12 June 2017
News Release: Court Rules on Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos v. City of New York Appeal 8 June 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Anthropomorphic Visions of Chickens Bred for Human Consumption 7 June 2017
Orthodox ritual of swinging and slaying chickens can continue on city streets, appeals court rules 6 June 2017 - www.nydailynews.com
Panel Rejects Attempt to Compel City to Halt Religious Slaughtering Ritual 6 June 2017 - www.newyorklawjournal.com
Decision rendered from Appellate Division, First Department, on Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos v. City of New York appeal - First Dept. Affirms Lower Court. 6 June 2017 - fb.com
Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected? 6 June 2017
UPC's Projects Manager Hope Bohanec spoke at the National Animal Rights Day at Preetirang Sanctuary Sunday June 4 in Dixon, CA. 5 June 2017
United Poultry Concerns is proud to have been part of the Lancaster PA 1st Vegfest on Saturday, June 3, 2017. 4 June 2017
Watch activists confront NYC Mayor de Blasio and Councilman Greenfield about ritual torture of over 60,000 chickens. 2 June 2017 - fb.com
United Poultry Concerns vows to fight ritual killing of chickens 31 May 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
International Respect for Chickens Day Leafleting at Trader Joe's in Encinitas, CA 30 May 2017
Authorities Seize 7,000 Birds in Largest Cockfighting Raid in US History 24 May 2017
UPC Summer 2017 Poultry Press - Volume 27, Number 1 19 May 2017 Inside:
Conscious Eating Conference a Success! • Ostrich Festival Protest • Veggie Pride Parade • Schoolyard Cruelty Must Stop •
Student Interview on Animal Welfare • Animal Justice Advocates Debate • Tribute to Philosopher Tom Regan • Freddaflower Fund • Recipe Corner & More!
Rent-a-Chicken Business in Chicago & Backyard Chickens in Stuart, Florida 17 May 2017
A Glimpse of the Peaceable Kingdom by Gracia Fay 13 May 2017
UPC Letter to Stuart, Florida Officials Re a Proposal to Allow Chicken-Keeping 11 May 2017
UPC’s “What Wings Are For” posters are up and running on the San Francisco subway! 10 May 2017
UPC celebrated International Respect for Chickens Day at the White House on Sun May 7, 2017 with special guest Mona the hen. 8 May 2017
UPC had a great day tabling at the Baltimore VegFest on Saturday, May 6, 2017 in spite of the intermittent wind & rain. 8 May 2017
UPC had a fantastic west coast protest on Sunday, May 7, 2017 for International Respect for Chickens Day in Petaluma, CA. 8 May 2017
A Poultry Place Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Month 2017 7 May 2017
Video of Edgar's Mission Celebrating Chickens in Style for International Respect for Chickens Day 5 May 2017
Enid Crow: Today is International Respect for Chickens Day! I adore chickens! 5 May 2017
Lisa Kemmerer: Today is International Respect for Chickens Day! 5 May 2017
Photo of Food Empowerment Speak Out for Chickens this International Respect for Chickens Day at Petaluma Poultry 5 May 2017
Photos and Video of International Respect for Chickens Day NYC, hosted by The Animals' Battalion 5 May 2017
Karen Davis Interview - BrainFood from the Heartland / The Louie b.Free Radio Show 4 May 2017
Niagara Action for Animals, St. Catharines, ON. (Canada) 4 May 2017
Saturday, May 20: International Respect for Chickens Day Outreach at North Park Street Fair, San Diego CA
Photos and Video of Food samples on International Respect for Chickens Day- Orlando, Hosted by Animal Rights Florida 4 May 2017
Born To Die – A New Music Video by Elizabeth Usher 4 May 2017
Chicken Art For International Respect For Chickens Day! 3 May 2017
“In Tune to Nature” Tonight at 6:30 EDT Atlanta, Georgia 2 May 2017
News Release: International Respect For Chickens Day Celebrates Compassion for Chickens 1 May 2017
The Spiritual Power of Roosters 28 April 2017
Video Outreach event on the UC Berkeley campus for International Respect for Chickens Day (May 4th) 26 April 2017 - facebook.com
CALL FOR ENTRIES! for the 11th Annual Chicken Run Rescue Photo Contest! 25 April 2017
A Chicken Named Viva Changed My Life A Plea for Compassion on International
Respect for Chickens Day 24 April 2017
Announcing Two Upcoming Events for Spring! 24 April 2017
International Respect for Chickens Day May 4th! “Cock-a-doodle-doo – What Will YOU Do?” 17 April 2017
Announcing the 2017 Conscious Eating Conference Videos! 12 April 2017
Catholic School Teaches Students to Mistreat Chickens for Fun– Please Protest! 7 April 2017
“Toward Animals, Humans Are ISIS!” Karen Davis tells NYC Crowd at Veggie Pride Parade Rally 5 April 2017
International Respect for Chickens Day One Month from Today - May 4, 2017! 4 April 2017
Video: Karen Davis speaking at Veggie Pride Parade NYC, 10th annual on Sunday, April 2, 2017 3 April 2017 - facebook.com
Veggie Pride Parade Sunday April 2nd 29 March 2017
The Humane Economy: A Conversation . Thursday, March 30: UPC President Karen Davis in a panel discussion on animal rights at the University of Virginia.
Student INTERVIEW with Karen Davis, President of United Poultry Concerns 23 March 2017
Protesters claim victory in picketing Ostrich Festival East Valley Tribune, Chandler, AZ, March 19, 2017
Ostrich Festival Protest Report, March 2017 21 March 2017
Sweaters for Chickens in Cold Climates vs. Egg Company Fined for Letting Hens Freeze to Death 16 March 2017
News Release: Protesters Will Oppose Ostrich Races at 29th Chandler Ostrich Festival 8 March 2017
Ducklings Are Not Easter Toys 3 March 2017
Chandler Festival Ostrich Races Should Be Retired 2 March 2017
Pet Food Products & Chick Hatching Projects: What Can People Do? 27 February 2017
“Cage-Free” Hens: New Investigation Shows Their Hopeless, Horrible Existence 24 February 2017
Berkeley, CA – Here We Come! March 10 & 11 21 February 2017
Tom Regan, Pioneer Animal Rights Philosopher Died February 17 But His Work & Influence Endure 19 February 2017
UPC Spring 2017 Poultry Press - Volume 26, Number 4 10 February 2017 Inside:
Conscious Eating Conference 2017 • Florence & Her Chicks – Saved! • Protest Chandler Ostrich Festival • Farm to Fable – A Review • UPC Letters to the Editor
• Freddaflower Appreciation Fund • Recipe Corner & More!
Animals or Machines: Whom Do You Love? 9 February 2017
Video: Turkeys Being Suffocated with Fire-Fighting Foam 31 January 2017
Would “Healthier” Chickens Harm the Environment? 30 January 2017 - Animals 24-7
Stop Ostrich Races - Sign Petition, Contact Chamber of Commerce 26 January 2017
UPC Letter to Chandler Chamber of Commerce Urging Removal of Ostrich Races 23 January 2017
UPC's Sixth Annual Conscious Eating Conference: Local, Organic, Plant-Based - What are the Most Compassionate Choices? - March 11, 2017 18 January 2017
Urge Chamber of Commerce to Eliminate Ostrich Races at Chandler Ostrich Festival 18 January 2017
Hope’s New Friend is a Snow Hen! 13 January 2017
Three Great Letters in Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer! 10 January 2017