News Archives 2021
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