International Respect for Chickens Day May 4th

Plan Now for International Respect for Chickens Day May 4th
A Day to celebrate the dignity, beauty and life of chickens and to protest against the bleakness of their lives in farming operations

International Respect for Chickens Day, May 4, 2006 is listed in Chase’s Calendar of Events 2006 – THE standard reference of holidays, events, and anniversaries

International Respect for Chickens Day May 4th, a project of United Poultry Concerns, got off to a great start in 2005. Educators, students, office workers and activists around the country ordered UPC literature for their classrooms, library displays, workplace, and street activities, and media from Wisconsin to Maryland to British Columbia covered our Affirmative Action event for chickens. Please do an ACTION for chickens on May 4th. Ideas:

Write a letter/op-ed to the editor
Get on a talk radio show
Table at your local mall
Arrange a library display/video presentation
Have a Respect for Chickens Day celebration at your school
Have a What Wings Are For discussion at your school (see below)
Leaflet at a busy street corner/your local university
Have a We-Don’t Eat-Our-Friends Vegan Party!
Show the movie Chicken Run!
Start an around-the-water-cooler talk about chickens
Run a display ad in your local paper/post a billboard in your town
Send a Press Release to your local Media & invite them to join you

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POPLAR SPRING EVENT: Students Discuss WHAT WINGS ARE FOR!

“Dear UPC,

Thank you for all the materials you sent us for International Respect for Chickens Day. The Tubman School from NW Washington, DC came for a tour and helped us celebrate this wonderful event. The 4th graders learned all about how smart and amazing chickens are, and we spent time visiting with them. Everyone received a ‘Stick Up For Chickens’ or ‘Friends Not Food’ button and the booklet Nature’s Chicken. We had a great discussion after the children viewed your poster, “What Wings are For.” They had never really considered what chicken wings really are. Thanks for creating this celebration. I think the children (and teachers) gained a new appreciation and respect for chickens.” – Terry and Dave, co-directors of Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary in Poolesville, Maryland (www.animalsanctuary.org)