School Hatching Projects
“Ethical questions are raised when unwanted animals are brought into this
world, diminishing our sense of the inherent value of the living creature.
The positive lesson that can come from observing and respecting normal
parenting of adult birds for their future offspring is lost. In these school
hatching projects, any sense of parent birds carefully preparing nests and
tending their future babies is lost because the eggs are hatched in a piece
of equipment. The surviving chicks are usually doomed to a life expectancy
of a few days spent miserably. Young birds need nurturing and rest. They
are difficult to feed in the classroom and can suffer starvation and dehydration
that is not even noticed.”
- Dr. F. Barbara Orlans, Senior Research Fellow, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology'sAll About Birds.
Teachers, parents and kids LOVE this site.
www.allaboutbirds.org
- How to Teach the Chicken Egg Hatching Process in School Ethically www.twinkl.com
- Alternatives to School Hatching Projects and Facts About Chickens 6 March 2022
- UPC Letter to Thunder Bay (MI) News Network: “Children Do Not Learn ‘All About Chickens’ Mechanically Incubated,” 20 April 2021
- “There is No Place For This Type of Cruelty in the Classroom,” Letter from Esther Klein Friedman, PhD to Thunder Bay (MI) News Network 19 April 2021
- Elementary School Ends Chick-Hatching Projects! UPC Spring 2019 Poultry Press
- New York City Bar Association’s Animal Law Committee’s Report in Support of Assembly Bill A.58 January 2019
- UPC's Letter to NYS Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal Re: AB A58 to ban school hatching projects 9 January 2019
- Nedim Buyukmihci, VMD's letter of support to NYS Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal re: Assembly Bill A00058, January 8, 2019 9 January 2019
- New York Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Chick‑Hatching Projects 5 January 2019 (Also in UPC Spring 2018 Poultry Press
- Animalearn - In observance of International Respect for Chicken's Day, check out the alternatives to chicken anatomy and chick hatching from our free loan program The Science Bank. 4 May 2018 - fb.com
- New York City Bar Animal Law Committee Report on AN ACT to amend the Education Law, in relation to animal hatching projects June 2018
- New York State Bill to Ban Chick-Hatching Projects: PLEASE SUPPORT & Learn Why! 20 April 2018 (Also in UPC Summer 2018 Poultry Press)
- Classroom Chick-Hatching Projects Teach Bad Lessons 19 April 2018
- Ducks are NOT Easter Toys! Do Not Buy, Sell, or Release These Birds into “the Wild”! 23 March 2018
- Are All Your Ducks In a Row? Did You Know...? 22 March 2018
- PETITION: Ban Live Chick Hatching Projects in Schools 16 August 2017
- UPC letter to Fairfax County, Virginia Schools Re: School Hatching Projects 22 June 2017
- Why Choose Alternatives to Chick-Hatching Projects? UPC Spring 2016 Poultry Press
- Does New Jersey Sanctuary Facilitate Quail Hatching Projects for School Children, Quail Hunters & Hunting Dog Training? UPC Summer-Fall 2012 Poultry Press
- New Jersey Sanctuary's Participation in Quail Hatching Projects for School Children: Update & Clarification 27 July 2012
- New Jersey Sanctuary Conducts Quail Hatching Projects for School Children, Quail Hunters & Hunting Dog Training 10 July 2012
- Parental Appeal to Stop Daycare Chick Hatching Project Succeeds! 23 April 2012
- Compassionate Student Saves Hatching Project Chick UPC Fall 2010 Poultry Press
- Bird Watching as an Alternative to Chick Hatching: United Federation of Teachers Humane Education Committee Booklet for Grades 2 to 6 22 April 2010
- Bird Printouts (including chicken embryo printouts for labeling and coloring) www.enchantedlearning.com
- Which Embryo is Human? (Adult fish, chickens, dogs, and lizards don’t look much like humans. So why do these embryos look so much alike?) www.exploratorium.edu
- Close the Hatch 11 June 2007 - Philadelphia City Paper Letters to the Editor
- Classroom Chick Hatching Projects Should Be Replaced with Humane Education 18 May 2007
- Thousands of Baby Turkeys Perish in Airline Transport UPC Fall 2006 Poultry Press
- "Saved From the Meat Grinder" 31 March 2005
- United Poultry Concerns Letter Re: NY School Duck Hatching Project 29 January 2005
- NY School Duck Hatching Project---Letters Needed 24 January 2005
- School Hatching Projects: Poor Lessons For Children UPC Winter/Spring 1995 Poultry Press
A Home for Henny
By Karen Davis$6.99
This wonderful children’s book tells the touching story of a little girl named Melanie, a hen named Henny, and the bond they develop after Henny is saved from a classroom chick-hatching project. The story shows the sweetness of hens and why hatching projects should be replaced with humane teaching about birds. Beautifully illustrated by Patricia Vandenbergh, it’s the perfect gift for a child, parents, teachers and your local library