News Archives 2023
UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season 24 December 2023
Order your 2024 Chicken Run Rescue Calendar NOW 15 December 2023
UPC Fall 2023 Poultry Press – Volume 33, Number 2
11 December 2023 Inside: The Humane Hoax Review • UPC Letter in NYT • UPC Outreach • Dark World of Gene-Editing • Kaporos Report • 2022 Annual Report • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More!
Tribute to Karen Davis… a bellwether in the political storms that animal rights advocates have to face. And Viva, her first rescue who started it all… 7 Dec 2023
Petition Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to Disavow Support for Cockfighting Group 28 Nov 2023
The “Thanksgiving” turkey: object of sentimentality, sarcasm, & sacrifice 24 Nov 2023 - www.animals24-7.org
More Than a Meal: Thanksgiving, turkeys, tradition & Karen Davis 24 Nov 2023 - www.animals24-7.org
Actions for Karen: Two Turkeys Saved, Articles Published and More! 22 Nov 2023
I'll Miss Karen Davis As One Of My Favorite People And Favorite Activists Of All Time 20 November 2023
UPC Runs Bus Ads in Los Angeles for Turkeys! 20 Nov 2023
Rest in Power Karen Davis 16 Nov 2023 - www.hopefortheanimalspodcast.org
In Memory of Karen Davis: Chicken or Broiler, Cow or Steer, Owner or Guardian? 15 Nov 2023 - plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com
Tuesday, Nov 14: Vegan Nation - Karen Davis Memorial Tribute 14 Nov 2023
Remembering My Visit to to United Poultry Concerns and Karen Davis 13 Nov 2023 - Cape Charles Mirror
The Sydney Morning Herald: Birds activist called herself 'that crazy chicken lady' 13 Nov 2023 - The Sydney Morning Herald
The Wall Street Journal: Karen Davis, an Animal-Rights Activist Who Convinced Ira Glass to Stop Eating Chicken, Dies at 79 10 Nov 2023 - The Wall Street Journal
Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Karen Davis 10 Nov 2023
The Washington Post: Karen Davis, animal rights advocate who spoke for the birds, dies at 79 8 Nov 2023
Remembering Karen Davis - VivaVegie Society 8 Nov 2023 - VivaVegie Society
Karen Davis, Ph.D., United Poultry Concerns founder, dead at 79 8 Nov 2023 - Animals 24-7
Animal Activism Mentorship: Remembering Karen Davis 7 Nov 2023
Karen Davis, President and Founder of UPC, Has Passed Away 4 Nov 2023 Saturday, October 28: Hampton Roads VegFest , Chesapeake City Park, Chesapeake, VA. UPC will host an exhibit table.
Great News! Matching Funds for Kaporos Chicken Rescue! 19 October 2023 - www.endchickensaskaporos.com Saturday, October 7: Richmond VegFest , Byrd Park, Richmond, VA. UPC will host an exhibit table.
Video: Our Nine One-winged Warriors and over 200 of Their Friends Need Your Help! 26 September 2023 - fb.com/AlliancetoEndChickensasKaporos
Last Week, Practitioners of Kaporos Swung and Slaughtered at Least 100,000 Chickens in Brooklyn Alone 25 September 2023 - fb.com/donnymossnyc A rooster and a hen find love, comfort, and companionship 22 Sept 2023
Video: Activists Showed up for Thousands of Kaporos Victims and Rescued Six Baby Chickens from Hell 19 September 2023 - fb.com/AlliancetoEndChickensasKaporos
Live Video: Day One of Kaporos in Williamsburg 18 September 2023 - fb.com/AlliancetoEndChickensasKaporos
Get Justice for a Goose Brutally Beaten To Death by a Golfer 13 Sept 2023
Video Interview: True Sanctuary With Karen Davis 8 September 2023 Sunday, September 10: Kaporos Orientation 2023 (Zoom)
Support the Official Kaporos Rescue, 2023 NYC - Fundraiser Fundraiser for the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos 5 September 2023 Petition: Stop Cruel Chick Hatching at Ohio Public Library 24 August 2023
Karen Davis: This Conversation Will Change How You See Chickens (Podcast 37:20 min.) 16 August 2023
The Humane Hoax: Essays Exposing the Myth of Happy Meat, Humane Dairy, and Ethical Eggs 9 August 2023 Monday-Saturday, September 18-23: NYC Kaporos Week of Action ‘23 , Brooklyn, NY.Please Join Us!
Animal Outlook’s Investigation of Tyson Grower Reveals Mass, Systemic Cruelty 4 August 2023
Are Farmed Animal Sanctuaries at Risk? 1 August 2023
UPC Summer 2023 Poultry Press – Volume 33, Number 1
24 July 2023 Inside: “Humanely Raised” Hoax •
“Sarah Undefeated,” a poem • Rescuing “Layers” •
Her Beating Heart • Oberlin Public Library • Outdoor Activism •
Respect for Chickens Transit Ads! • Animal “De-Liberation” Now •
Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More!
UPC Letter in NYT: “Missing element in the article” 22 July 2023
Podcast: Lost in the Vast, Dark World of Gene-Editing 21 July 2023
“What Does Animal LIBERATION Really Mean?” Now Posted! 11 July 2023
What's Wrong with ‘Humanely Raised’ Poultry and Eggs? 5 July 2023
Glimpses of Happy Chickens at United Poultry Concerns 28 June 2023
ANIMAL LIBERATION: What Does It REALLY Mean? 26 June 2023
Partners in The Humane Hoax: Take Action! 22 June 2023
Avian Influenza: Poultry, Pigs and People 21 June 2023
Podcast: Focused Campaigns versus Closed Circle Campaigns: What Would a Chicken Say? 15 June 2023
Compassionate Living’s 4th Annual Humane Hoax Conference Now Posted on YouTube! 13 June 2023
Event Announcement: This Conversation Will Change How You See Chickens 9 June 2023
Help Us Shut Down Oberlin Public Library's CRUEL Chick Hatching Events! 6 June 2023
Our Big Beautiful Transit Ads in Atlanta & Washington, DC Urge Chicken-Free! 1 June 2023
Poultry Press at Minglewood (vegan) Bake Shop in Richmond, VA 31 May 2023 “Animal Liberation Now”: Nothing to Crow About 30 May 2023
Podcast: The Futuristic Fate of Birds and the Other Earthlings 26 May 2023
(Why) Would the Media Want Plant-Based Meats to Fail? 24 May 2023
International Respect for Chickens Month in Amherst, Massachusetts 25 May 2023 - fb.com
Canada Goose Drawing in Honor of
International Respect for Chickens Day 17 May 2023 Our 4th annual Humane Hoax Online Conference is coming up on May 20th! 15 May 2023
Animal Rights March in San Diego, CA on May 13, 2023 15 May 2023 - fb.com Another great day of tabling for United Poultry Concerns on Sunday, May 14, 2023 14 May 2023 - fb.com
Some photos of United Poultry Concerns tabling at Greenbelt Green Man Festival on May 13, 2023 13 May 2023 The Hen is a Symbol of Motherhood for Reasons We May Have Forgotten, So Let Us Recall 11 May 2023
International Respect for Chickens Day/month of May: 9 May 2023
Podcast: Sarah, the Hen: Her Legs Were Made for Walking 7 May 2023
A great day leafleting at the White House for Int'l Respect for Chickens Day on Saturday, May 6, 2023. 7 May 2023 Free from Harm: Help Us Shut Down “WingOut” on International Respect for Chickens Day! 4 Mary 2023
Saturday, May 6: Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2023
How Can We Promote Respect For Chickens? 2 May 2023
News Release: International Respect For Chickens Day Celebrates the Joy of Chickens 1 May 2023 Announcing 2023 NYC Leadership Team for the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos! 27 April 2023 UPC Spring 2023 Poultry Press – Volume 32, Number 4
26 April 2023 Inside: Rituals of Humiliation • Moral Problem in Moorcroft, WY •
Leafleting – Don’t Be Shy! • International Respect for Chickens Day May 4 •
Make Your Vegan Wishes Known • Tractor Supply Cruelty Continues •
Two Letters for Hens • Dominance Through Mentioning •
Freddaflower Fund • Recipe Corner & More!
Letter to a New Vegan 21 April 2023
Join Book Launch Party for The Humane Hoax: ! 17 April 2023
International Respect for Chickens - Gallery of Ideas 2023 10 April 2023
Podcast: International Respect for Chickens Day 7 April 2023
Anthropomorphism as Activism Now Posted on YouTube 3 April 2023
The “Easter” Chick - A Lost Soul 31 March 2023 Chicken Love – Three Sweet Videos! 24 March 2023 Urge Wyoming Officials to Oppose Unlawful Chicken Roping Contest 21 March 2023 False Equivalencies Between Humans and Other Animals 17 March 2023
Do Chickens Mind Seeing Other Chickens Killed in Their Presence? 10 March 2023
Dangerous, Dreary “Chick Days” Resume at Tractor Supply Stores 8 March 2023
Anthropomorphism as Activism: How to Promote Animal Liberation 6 March 2023 Letter to the editor: ‘Cage-free’ eggs are not humane for hens 4 March 2023
Chicken Roping: A Way Of Life Or Another Way Of Cruelty? 2 March 2023 Leafleting for Animals: A Time-Honored Activist Tradition 24 January 2023
MIXING WITHOUT PAIN: Animal Rights and/or Deep Ecology by Karen Davis 21 February 2023
Small Town And Even Smaller Morals: Chicken & Pig Abuse Events Return To Ridgeland, Wisconsin 16 February 2023
Boo, a Dearly Beloved Rooster: Happy Valentine’s Day! 14 February 2023
A “Super Bowl” of Suffering for Nothing 11 February 2023
Podcast: “Good” Anthropomorphism versus “Bad” Anthropomorphism: What is the Difference? 10 February 2023
News Release: United Poultry Concerns Condemns Chicken Roping Contest, Urges Compassionate Conduct 8 February 2023
In Celebration of Dr. Karen Davis, United Poultry Concerns 3 February 2023
Vet Record: ‘The veterinary profession should not condone killing animals by heatstroke’ 30 January 2023
“Dominance Through Mentioning”: The Fiction of Fair Coverage of Farmed Animals 27 January 2023
UPC Winter 2023 Poultry Press – Volume 32, Number 3
25 January 2023 Inside: Farmed Animals Forsaken? • Kaporos Chicken Rescue Report • Baby Turkey Cries for His Mom • Revolutionary Autobiography • A Boy, A Chicken, A Lion . . . • NCSU Cruelty to Hens • Freddaflower Fund • Holiday Bus Ads • Outreach Events & More!
Save Wilbur the Rooster ‑ Urgent! 21 January 2023
Cockfighting is Illegal in the U.S. But Persists. Why? , The New York Times Magazine, 20 January 2023
The Agony of Farmed Animals: Betrayed by the AVMA, Ignored by the Media, Abandoned By Almost Everyone 18 January 2023
Can We Assume Consciousness or Happiness in Other Animals? 13 January 2023
Our Letters to LA Times Chide Egg Shortage Complaints 12 January 2023
WILD ANIMALS AND HUMAN LIFE - Savage Din, Soft Lyre and the Call of Wild Natures 6 January 2023