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- Upcoming Events with United Poultry Concerns
- 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
- 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
- Capturing Fluffy in the Freezing Cold: “My Love for This Special Creature Who Honored Me by Choosing Our Home” 27 December 2020
- Muscovy Ducks Will NOT Be Killed: Activists’ & Residents’ Voices Were Heard! 24 December 2020
- UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season 21 December 2020
- New Podcast: Transforming Ourselves Through Compassion with Judy Carman 19 December 2020
- SAVE THESE PEACEFUL DUCKS FROM POINTLESS KILLING! Sign & Share This Petition 17 December 2020
- “When Good Vegans Make Bad Neighbors” by Mark Mathew Braunstein 16 December 2020
- ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS IMMORAL: Can We Create a New Normal? 12 December 2020
- Order your 2021 Chicken Run Rescue Calendar 7 December 2020
- Voices for Animal Liberation is the Perfect Holiday Gift! 5 December 2020
- UPC’s Latest Podcast with Sarina Farb Who Was Born Vegan 3 December 2020
- Today is Giving Tuesday! 1 December 2020
- The “Thanksgiving” Turkey: Object of Sentimentality, Sarcasm, and Sacrifice 25 November 2020
- What Turkey Producers Don’t Want You to Know, by Martha Rosenberg 23 November 2020
- Louie B. Free Interviews Karen Davis 23 November 2020 - www.facebook.com/louiebfree
- Special Holiday Episode of UPC’s Podcast Featuring Karen Davis 20 November 2020
- Be Kind to Turkeys – Go Vegan, Miami! 19 November 2020
- Using Animals: A Powerful New Video by Unparalleled Suffering 11 November 2020
- Animal Farming Does Not Support “Ethics” Assurances 10 November 2020
- Two New Podcasts Focused on Fish 9 November 2020
- Can Killing an Animal Be Compensated For by the Creation of a New Animal? 6 November 2020
- Hope Bohanec: Virtual Activism in a Time of Pandemics 30 October 2020
- New Podcast Episode: Eco-Vegan Film Reviews and Media Maven Jane Velez-Mitchell 30 October 2020
- Gerald the Rose Garden Turkey Has Been Safely Relocated After Months of Worry Over His Fate 25 October 2020
- Artist Sue Coe Casts “a Critical Eye, From the Slaughterhouse to the White House” 22 October 2020
- Monday, October 26: Chicken Kaporos Webinar: Please Join Us! 20 October 2020 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- New Podcast Episode: The Importance of Language and an Interview with Filmmaker Jasmine Leyva 15 October 2020
- Shipping Baby Chicks Through the Mail is Inhumane and Should Be Stopped 13 October 2020
- Living One Webinar with UPC President Karen Davis is Ready to Watch! 9 October 2020
- Two New Podcasts: The Dairy Industry Exposed 8 October 2020
- Urge Delta Humane Society to Replace Animal-Abusing Fundraising Fare 7 October 2020
- Urge U.S. Postal Service & Your U.S. Representative to Ban Shipping Live Birds in the Mail 2 October 2020
- We Protested and Pleaded for Two Kaporos Chickens in San Diego, CA 30 September 2020 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Sunday, October 4: Living One Special Guest October 4: UPC President Karen Davis 28 September 2020
- New Podcast Episode: More Glimmers of Hope 25 September 2020
- Kaporos Chicken Slaughter: “An Unholy Ritual,” New York Daily News 24 September 2020 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Kaporos Chicken Rescue Begins: Please Donate to This Heroic Rescue Operation! 19 September 2020 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- The Humane Hoax Chicken Webinar Videos are Ready to Watch! 19 September 2020
- Greenwood Lake Swan Update - Good News for Now 18 September 2020
- Voices for Animal Liberation: Online Reading Sat Sept 19! 14 September 2020
- Animal Liberation: Crisis, Strategy, Hope 13 September 2020
- Mute Swan Families in New Jersey Need Our Help! 9 September 2020
- Join Us for the First-Ever Chicken Webinar This Saturday! 8 September 2020
- Urge Kamala Harris to Stand Up To Mike Pence on “America’s Meat” Consumption 7 September 2020
- New Podcast Episode: Rooster Rescuer Justin Van Kleeck 5 September 2020
- Help Us Help Kaporos Chickens: Please Support Our Campaign! 4 September 2020
- An Underwater Friend Shines a Light on the Underside of Fishing 29 August 2020
- Check out the schedule for UPC’s Chicken Webinar 26 August 2020
- New Podcast Episode: Are There Ethical Eggs? and Exposing “Humane” Labeling 24 August 2020
- Birds and the U.S. Postal Service: What Do We Learn From the Current Tragedy? 23 August 2020
- An Open Letter to The Guardian 20 August 2020
- This Is Kaporos: Unparalleled Suffering Presents 17 August 2020 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Living and Learning the Life of a Captive Animal – In a Zoo or in Any Cage 15 August 2020
- Gerald, Oakland's Rose Garden Turkey, Still at Large 13 August 2020
- New Podcast Episode: Vegan Spirituality with Lisa Levinson 11 August 2020
- Animals 24-7 Recounts the Courage of Animal Rights Activist Shimon Shuchat, Who Died in late July. 8 August 2020 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- In Memory and Honor of Animal Rights Activist Shimon Shuchat 6 August 2020 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Attorney for the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos Files New Motion in Kaporos Case 4 August 2020 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Saturday, September 12: UPC’s Chicken Webinar 3 August 2020
- Role of the Rooster – Father, Lover, Brother, Food-finder, Guardian, Sentinel 31 July 2020
- Reason for Vegan Series 4 & 5 - Turkeys, Ducks, and Geese 29 July 2020
- Slaughterhouse Workers, Farmed Animals, and Animal Advocates: Can There Be Justice For All? 28 July 2020
- Will Killing the Geese Stop? – A Reason for Cautious Optimism 26 July 2020
- Protect Denver’s Canada Geese: Take Action! 23 July 2020
- The Contradiction of “Humane” Meat and Journalist Martha Rosenberg 22 July 2020
- Anti-Chicken-Kaporos Activists Relaunch Legal Attack 19 July 2020 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- California Foie Gras Ban Upheld By U.S. District Court 16 July 2020
- Canada Geese Massacre in Denver, CO: Correspondence & Update 11 July 2020
- SHARK Undercover Investigation: Kentucky Cockfights Exposed! 9 July 2020
- PROTEST CANADA GEESE MASSACRE IN DENVER, COLORADO 8 July 2020
- MISERY IS NOT A HEALTH FOOD 7 July 2020
- Marc Bekoff, PhD: “Who’s For Dinner?” 1 July 2020
- A Glimmer of Hope and Melanie Joy Explains Carnism 29 June 2020
- Contact PBS NewsHour Re: Farmed Animal “Euthanasia” 25 June 2020
- Petition Update - Gerald the Turkey: Update & Call to Action 24 June 2020
- Update and New Call For Action for Gerald, the Rose Garden Turkey 21 June 2020
- Public Pressure Saves Gerald, the Rose Garden Turkey, from Gov’t Killing! 20 June 2020
- Understanding Euthanasia: When Life and Words Become Worthless 18 June 2020
- Protect the Life of Gerald the Rose Garden Turkey in Oakland, CA! 16 June 2020
- Unjust Farm Subsidies and Systemic Racism in the Food System with Connie Spence 15 June 2020
- Karen Davis: It’s Time to Rethink Our Food Choices 7 June 2020
- UPC’s Podcast: Introducing The Reason for Vegan Series 5 June 2020
- Punish Man Accused of Kicking a Chicken Like a “Field Goal” 2 June 2020
- Don’t Reject Animal-Free Foods that Resemble Animal Products! 1 June 2020
- Episode 3: Bill Claims to End Factory Farming and Climate Healer’s Sailesh Rao 26 May 2020
- Penguin Love and Hen Happiness: Two Stories of Rescue & Relief 23 May 2020
- What’s Love Got to Do with It? 19 May 2020
- UPC Podcast Episode 2: Meat is NOT “Essential” and Free From Harm’s Robert Grillo 15 May 2020
- UPC Runs Bus Banners in Minneapolis for International Respect for Chickens Day/month of May! 13 May 2020
- Unending Quarantine: We Are Not the Only Ones 10 May 2020
- Meet the Birds at Chicken Run Rescue on International Respect for Chickens Day 7 May 2020
- “Hard Decisions: How Consumers View Mass Depopulation,” Progressive Farmer 6 May 2020
- In Celebration of International Respect for Chickens Day, We Are Announcing a New UPC Podcast 4 May 2020
- Hindustan Times Article Supports International Respect for Chickens Day! 3 May 2020
- “Talking Animals” Radio Show Interviews UPC President Karen Davis for International Respect for Chickens Day: Tune In! 2 May 2020
- China’s Wet Markets, America’s Factory Farming 30 April 2020
- Pilgrim’s Pride and Koch Foods Pursue Mass Killing and Live Burial of Chickens, Rescuers Arrested 28 April 2020
- CNN Reports “Humanely Killed” Chickens: Complain to CNN 27 April 2020
- “Disregarded” Shows the Plight Chickens Face 24 April 2020
- PawPAC Coalition Urges Ban on Wild Animal Markets 22 April 2020
- Take a GIANT STEP: Go Vegan! 21 April 2020
- Are Chickens Sentient Beings? – On Being a Mother Hen 18 April 2020
- Six Ways to Take Action for Animals While Staying Safe at Home 16 April 2020
- How Can We Help Chickens and Other Farmed Animals? 14 April 2020
- Birth of a Baby Chicken: An Easter Story 11 April 2020
- UPC’s Hope Bohanec on Speciesism, the Covid-19 Crisis and the Chicken Industry 8 April 2020
- Watch United Poultry Concerns’ 30-Year Anniversary Video! 3 April 2020
- Assuming Chickens Suffer Less than Pigs is Idle Speciesism 2 April 2020
- Sign Petition to Surgeon General to Ban Live Animal Markets 31 March 2020
- 2020 Climate Diet Summit 30 March 2020
- Book Review: Voices For Animal Liberation: Inspirational Accounts By Animal Rights Activists 26 March 2020
- Announcing the Conscious Eating Conference 2020 Videos 12 March 2020
- Two Beautiful Stories Show Animal Love in Action 4 March 2020
- Voices for Animal Liberation is Ready to Buy! 3 March 2020
- Don’t Miss UPC’s 9th Annual Conscious Eating Conference 24 February 2020
- Chick Shredding, Pet Food & Tyson Proteins 22 February 2020
- Ridgeland Chicken Toss: Animal Rights Witnesses & Rescuers Report 19 February 2020
- New Bumper Sticker & Mailer Sticker! 14 February 2020
- Announcing UPC’s 9th Annual Conscious Eating Conference 10 February 2020
- Join Me in Urging Antioch College to Stop Farming Animals 6 February 2020
- Protest Farm Program at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio: Your Voice is Needed! 3 February 2020
- Wet Markets or Walmart? Animal Consumption & the Coronavirus 31 January 2020
- NEW DATE: 2nd Annual Humane Hoax Online Summit 23 January 2020
- Podcast: Karen Davis on Chickens & Fowl Language on Our Hen House 20 January 2020
- PETITION: End Criminal “Chicken Toss” 18 January 2020
- Plane Crashes and Slaughterhouses: Who Suffers More? 15 January 2020
- John Sanbonmatsu: “Why 'fake' meat isn't,” 14 January 2020
- Petition: Kentucky Needs a Clearly Written and Upgraded Felony Cockfighting Law 9 January 2020
- Urge Ridgeland, Wisconsin Officials to Stop Cruel Chicken Toss 7 January 2020
- Saturday, February 29: Overlapping Oppressions: Register Now for Our Conscious Eating Conference 6 January 2020
- Put a Light Footprint on the Planet - Be Vegan 1 January 2020
- The 2nd Annual Humane Hoax Online Summit 30 December 2019
- Faux Meat versus Dead Meat, by Karen Davis 26 December 2019
- Chickens or Pigs: Would You Pick One to Suffer More? 23 December 2019
- Voices for Animal Liberation is Ready to Order! 18 December 2019
- UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season 17 December 2019
- “I Feel So Bad For Those Turkeys Hauled on Freezing Nights” 16 December 2019
- Order Your 2020 Chicken Run Rescue Photo Contest Calendars Now! 11 December 2019
- Tell NPR: Bloodsport Enthusiasts Are Not Animal Experts! 10 December 2019
- Appeal to Washington Governor on Petition Denial by the Office of Public Instruction 5 December 2019
- “Poultry Slam” Clarified: Verbal Cruelty 2 December 2019
- Open Letter to Ira Glass and This American Life 1 December 2019
- Prayer Circle for Animals #454; “Great Wake” for the Turkeys 27 November 2019
- Protecting Purity from Pollution, or Protecting Pollution from Purity? 26 November 2019
- The “Thanksgiving” Turkey: Object of Sentimentality, Sarcasm, and Sacrifice 23 November 2019
- UPC President Karen Davis Live Friday on The Other Animals! 21 November 2019
- Announcing UPC’s 9th Annual Conscious Eating Conference 20 November 2019
- Turkeys: Sympathy, Sensibility, and Sentience 19 November 2019
- Liberty Mutual Emu Ad versus the Chantix Turkey 13 November 2019
- Chickens are Courageous Birds. They are NOT Cowards, or a Trope for Human Cowardice 10 November 2019
- Costco, Bill Gates & Africa: The Chicken Connection 7 November 2019
- US Gets First-Ever Vegan Fried Chicken Shop 5 November 2019
- Clarification of NYC Ban on Foie Gras 2 November 2019
- NYC Passes Ban on Foie Gras Putting Animal Welfare First 30 October 2019
- Illegal Rooster Operation in Melrose, New Mexico 30 October 2019
- Kaporos Activism Focuses on Showing Care and Compassion for the Birds 25 October 2019 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Cockfighting Alert: Tell Monterey County, CA Officials to Enforce the Law 21 October 2019
- Going Home: Beautiful Video of Beloved Chickens by Chicken Run Rescue 16 October 2019
- Jill Carnegie Live at Kaporos Vigil in Crown Heights, Brooklyn 13 October 2019
- Today Is World Farmed Animals Day, Oct. 2: Remember Them, Honor Them, Help Them 2 October 2019
- Rescue & Adoption of Kaporos Chickens is Ready: Please Help! 30 September 2019
- Saturday, September 28: Karen Davis Will Speak For the Birds & Animal-Free Food at Vegan Roots Fest September 28 in Charlottesville, VA! 26 September 2019
- Tell Liberty Mutual Insurance to Pull Their Emu Ads 25 September 2019
- Saturday, September 21: Karen Davis & Hope Bohanec Speak for the Birds & Vegan Living 19 September 2019
- High School Football Players Get a Pass For Luring, Beating & Strangling a Duck to Death 18 September 2019
- Urge Prosecution of Duckling Abuser in Clearwater, Florida 19 September 2019
- Wednesday-Monday, October 2-7: This October, Chickens Need Your Help, Brooklyn, NY.
- Ag Writer’s Pick of “Outlandish” Quotes by UPC’s Karen Davis & Hope Bohanec 11 September 2019
- Crush Cockfighting Campaign and Captive Panda Assault 10 September 2019
- “Stop Mocking Vegans” – My Reaction 9 September 2019
- Press Release: Cruelty-Free Education Petition to Oregon Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 September 2019
- Press Release: Cruelty-Free Education Petition to Washington’s Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction 29 August 2019
- Chickens Are NOT Cannibals 28 August 2019
- The Story of Three Chickens by Bill Crain of Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary 15 August 2019
- The Official Animal Rights March 2019 / Washington DC 9 August 2019
- Talk by Dr. Karen Davis, organized by VSDC + Lunch at DC Vegan@New Deal Cafe 6 August 2019
- Animal Agriculture Alliance’s Take on the Animal Rights National Conference 3 August 2019
- Robin: Rescued from the Dead, a New Film by Unparalled Suffering 2 August 2019
- FOR THE BIRDS “Can Only Be Described with Superlatives” – Animal Culture Magazine 30 July 2019
- UPC is Proud to Sponsor the Sonoma County VegFest 2019! 25 July 2019
- “It’s All About Food”: Listen to Karen Davis’s Interview with host Caryn Hartglass on For the Birds: From Exploitation to Liberation 22 July 2019
- Amazon Reviews Praise FOR THE BIRDS: FROM EXPLOITATION TO LIBERATION by Karen Davis, PhD 16 July 2019
- “‘Euthanized’ Not the Right Word for Killings of Geese in Salisbury” - Karen Davis’s Letter to the Editor of the Salisbury Daily Times 12 July 2019
- July 25-28: Karen Davis and Hope Bohanec: Speaker Sessions at the Animal Rights National Conference 11 July 2019
- District Attorney Will Pursue Justice for Duck Beaten To Death By College Men In Tallapoosa County, Alabama 9 July 2019
- We Protested Nellie’s Eggs Ads: WAMU 88.5 Listened! 8 July 2019
- Protest Slaughter of Canada Geese in Denver, Colorado 3 July 2019
- Demand Prosecution of Alabama Students Who Savagely Beat a Duck to Death with a Bat 2 July 2019
- 2019 Chicken Run Rescue Photo Contest: For the Birds! 28 June 2019
- WAMU – Stop Advertising Nellie’s “Free‑Range” Eggs! 26 June 2019
- Call it what it is .... Slaughter! Not “processing.” 21 June 2019
- Marc Bekoff Interviews Karen Davis For The Birds: From Exploitation to Liberation 20 June 2019
- For The Birds: From Exploitation to Liberation is now available! Order Now! 14 June 2019
- UPC Summer 2019 Poultry Press - Volume 29, Number 1 10 June 2019
- Proud to Be Part of National Animal Rights Day June 2nd in New York City 7 June 2019
- Sunday, June 2: National Animal Rights Day - Join Us! 29 May 2019
- Protest Cruel Ostrich Races in Omaha, Nebraska May 26! 21 May 2019
- Will Birds Sing or Will They Be Silent? Our Choice is Their Fate May 19, 2019
- Oppose Poultry Slaughterhouse in Alexandria, VA: Sign This Petition 10 May 2019
- In Tune to Nature: Live Radio Interview Tonite with Karen Davis 7 May 2019
- International Respect for Chickens Day Coloring Page 3 May 2019
- Experiencing Chickens and Restoring Their Earth Rights 3 May 2019
- Fairy, a love story by Sandra Higgins 2 May 2019
- Drink Coffee, Help Chickens, Tune In For International Respect for Chickens Day May 4 1 May 2019
- News Release: International Respect For Chickens Day Celebrates Compassion for Chickens 30 April 2019
- Help Us Build a Forever Home for Rescued Kaporos Chickens! Please Donate 24 April 2019
- International Respect for Chickens Day May 4 – Please do an ACTION for Chickens in May! 19 April 2019
- The “Easter” Chick - A Lost Soul 18 April 2019
- Vegan Food Products: From “Unicorn Aisle” to Mainstream 17 April 2019
- Veggie Pride Parade NYC is Coming to Town! 9 April 2019
- The Fight for 40 Billion: The Voice of United Poultry Concerns 4 April 2019
- “Clean Meat” Hoax Website Now Posted: Check It Out! 1 April 2019
- Alexandria, VA City Council Approves Halal Chicken Slaughterhouse 29 March 2019
- UPC Supports Opposition to Chicken Slaughterhouse in Alexandria, Virginia 19 March 2019
- Videos of Our Conscious Eating Conference 2019 Now Available! 18 March 2019
- Free-Range Egg Fraud Sparks Lawsuit 8 March 2019
- Chicken “Chucking” Contest: Karen Davis’s Letter Published Today 4 March 2019
- The Science of Delivering Drugs through Chicken Eggs 25 February 2019
- Survey on Genetically Modified Animal Research and Use 21 February 2019
- Conscious Eating Conference: Saturday, March 2nd 20 February 2019
- Ridgeland, Wisconsin “Chicken Toss”: Eyewitness Report 19 February 2019
- Love to All Our Friends This Valentine’s Day! 14 February 2019
- Ridgeland “Chicken Toss” – A New Update 13 February 2019
- Humane Hoax Online Summit Videos Are Now Available for Viewing 11 February 2019
- Announcing UPC’s 8th Annual Conscious Eating Conference 31 January 2019
- Update on Ridgeland, Wisconsin Chicken Toss 25 January 2019
- Urge Ridgeland, Wisconsin Officials to Stop Chicken Toss 23 January 2019
- My Comment on Today’s 1A Show “Planting a Seed” on Being Vegan 7 January 2019
- January 7: NPR Show on Vegan Trend Monday January 7 - Tune In! Weigh In! 6 January 2019
- New York Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Chick‑Hatching Projects 5 January 2019
- January 12 & 13: The Humane Hoax Online Summit 2 January 2019
- Thoughts on “Killing the Female: The Psychology of the Hunt” 30 December 2018
- UPC Winter 2018-2019 Poultry Press - Volume 28, Number 3 27 December 2018
- UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season 18 December 2018
- Yellville, Arkansas Turkey Trot Festival: What Happened in October 2018? 12 December 2018
- Announcing UPC’s 8th Annual Conscious Eating Conference 10 December 2018
- Order your 2019 Chicken Run Rescue Photo Contest Calendars Now! 6 December 2018
- “Bird Notes” – My Response to Hearing Turkeys’ Intelligence Disparaged on National Public Radio 28 November 2018
- Remembering Dear Turkeys - Two Short Videos Show Different Worlds 21 November 2018
- Turkeys – Who Are They, and Why Should We Care? 20 November 2018
- The Thanksgiving Turkey as Ritual Scapegoat in The Carnivalesque Tradition 17 November 2018
- Vegan Cheese, Butter, and Cream Cheese Sales Benefit UPC, Order Now for the Holidays! 10 November 2018
- Connecticut Turkey Farm Protest 9 November 2018
- Advocating for Turkeys This Holiday Season: The Plate is No Place for a Turkey 5 November 2018
- For the Turkeys! Vegan Cheese Sales Benefit UPC in November. Buy Now & Savor 2 November 2018
- CALL FOR ENTRIES by November 30! ENTER 2018 CHICKEN RUN RESCUE PHOTO CONTEST for 2019 CALENDAR! 1 November 2018
- Speaking Up For Chickens: In Tune To Nature and Hampton Roads VegFest 30 October 2018
- “Chickens,” not “broilers” (or “layers”) 25 October 2018
- New York State Court of Appeals Hears Arguments Against Chicken Kaporos 23 October 2018
- Wednesday, October 17th, 2pm: Court of Appeals Will Hear Case Against Chicken Kaporos 15 October 2018
- Vegan Love Cookout! Join Karen Davis and United Poultry Concerns Sunday October 14 in Baltimore, Maryland for . . . 9 October 2018
- Chickens: Their Life and Death in Farming Operations 1 October 2018
- UPC Fall 2018 Poultry Press - Volume 28, Number 2 28 September 2018
- Brainfood from the Heartland! Karen Davis Talks Chickens on the Louie b. Free Show 27 September 2018
- Thank You For Enabling Us to Meet – Exceed – Our Goal for the Kaporos Chickens! 25 September 2018
- 3.4 Million “Live Inventory” – Chickens and Turkeys – Drowned or Starved to Death in North Carolina Storm 24 September 2018
- Call for entries! Enter the 2018 Chicken Run Rescue photo contest! 23 September 2018
- Kaporos Chickens: “Help Our Rescuers Help Us, Please!” 19 September 2018
- News Release: Activists Hold Mass Vigil and Provide Water for Birds Brutalized in Illegal Open-air Slaughterhouse in Brooklyn, Exposing Extreme Political Corruption 14 September 2018 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Great News! Matching Funds for Kaporos Chicken Rescue! 11 September 2018
- Kaporos Chickens in NYC Need Your Help and Support! 10 September 2018
- Fur Free Society Conference – plus AR March! 5 September 2018
- Stop Breeding and Killing Pheasants and Others for Fun 30 August 2018
- August 25 Join UPC at The Official Animal Rights March in Washington, DC 17 August 2018
- News Release: UPC Issues Statement Regarding Jason Alexander's Sponsorship of KFC 16 August 2018
- “Jason Alexander: Why Have You Forsaken Me?” 15 August 2018
- Take Action for Thousands of Tortured Hens! 14 August 2018
- Troubled Chicks & “Fighting” Hens Find Loving Homes 11 August 2018
- Join UPC at the Sonoma County VegFest! 7 August 2018
- Why I am NOT an Apologetic Vegan 31 July 2018
- Today We Welcomed 50 Hens from a Cockfighting Bust in Virginia Beach! 27 July 2018
- “Killing IT”: “It’s a Deeply Personal Thing,” Slaughter Practitioner Tells NPR’s Fresh Air 25 July 2018
- NPR's Fresh Air July 24: Can you eat "meat" ethically? 23 July 2018
- Stress and Death for Chickens in Transport Cages. . . Pilgrim’s Pride 18 July 2018
- Last Words on Anthony Bourdain & His “Vegan” Fan Club 24 June 2018
- Regarding Anthony Bourdain: Thank You for Reading and Writing 21 June 2018
- At Press Conference, Advocates Demand That NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Enforce the Law 19 June 2018 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- June 30 - July 1 AR National Conference: Join Karen Davis & Hope Bohanec! 18 June 2018
- Honoring Anthony Bourdain 17 June 2018
- Are Feminists Right to Resist Comparison with the Females of Other Species? 9 June 2018
- A Rooster Named Hot Thighs Found True Love in Florida 31 May 2018
- Boston Globe Reports Huge Cockfighting Raid in Massachusetts 30 May 2018
- Volunteer Opportunity in Los Angeles, CA 29 May 2018
- Karen Davis on the Ethics of Keeping Backyard Hens for Eggs 21 May 2018
- Classroom Hatching Projects - An Overview of the Ethical and Practical Problems 16 May 2018
- The Hen is a Symbol of Motherhood for Reasons We May Have Forgotten, So Let Us Recall 12 May 2018
- Motherless Days – In the “Broiler” Shed, He Remembers 9 May 2018
- Memes Created for International Respect for Chickens Month 8 May 2018
- A Chicken Named Viva Changed My Life 4 May 2018
- Hen With Chicks Cut-out Coloring Page 3 May 2018
- The Rescue of Kukkuta and the Rooster Dilemma 2 May 2018
- News Release: International Respect For Chickens Day Celebrates Compassion for Chickens 1 May 2018
- Prayer Circle for Animals: International Respect for Chickens 28 April 2018
- For the Love of Chickens in Honor of International Respect for Chickens Day 27 April 2018 (Published on Alternet.org)
- Dropping Turkeys from Airplanes May Cease in Yellville, Arkansas 25 April 2018
- International Respect for Chickens Day, May 4 - Please do an ACTION for Chickens in May! 25 April 2018
- UPC Spring 2018 Poultry Press - Volume 27, Number 4 23 April 2018
- New York State Bill to Ban Chick-Hatching Projects: PLEASE SUPPORT & Learn Why! 20 April 2018
- Classroom Chick-Hatching Projects Teach Bad Lessons 19 April 2018
- Critical Animal Studies: Towards Trans-Species Social Justice 17 April 2018
- Announcing the 2018 Conscious Eating Conference Videos! 11 April 2018
- Should Farmed Animals Be Genetically Modified to Remove Their Capacity to Feel Pain? 10 April 2018
- Walk, Rally, Sign & Share for Chickens & Animal Liberation in New York City! 6 April 2018
- International Respect for Chickens Day May 4 – Please do an ACTION for Chickens in May! 4 April 2018
- AECK Spring Into Action at PS Kitchen, April 15, 2018 2 April 2018 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- The Art of the Pheasant: Beautiful Paintings by Canadian Artist Barry Kent MacKay 30 March 2018
- The “Easter” Chick - A Lost Soul 28 March 2018
- Ducks are NOT Easter Toys! Do Not Buy, Sell, or Release These Birds into “the Wild”! 23 March 2018
- CALL-IN ACTION 3/19 + 3/20: Call NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett and ask how they will stop the health hazard of chicken Kaporos BEFORE it happens again! 19 March 2018 - fb.com/AlliancetoEndChickensasKaporos
- Protest Rent-a-Chick: Read, Sign, Share This Care2 Petition 15 March 2018
- Outraged NYC Residents Escalate Pressure on Dept. of Health to Stop Ignoring Chicken Kaporos 8 March 2018
- Should We Genetically ‘Disenhance’ Animals on Factory Farms to Improve Their ‘Welfare’? 7 March 2018
- AlterNet: #MeToo for Animal Victims of Sexual Assault 5 March 2018
- UPC Welcomes Four Ducks to Our Sanctuary! 22 February 2018
- Activists Protest NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Over Illegal Animal Massacre 14 February 2018
- March 1-2: Thinking About Animals Conference 8 February 2018
- Residents of a Tiny Wisconsin Town Gather Every Year to Watch Chickens Being Hurled Through the Air 6 February 2018
- Animal People and Sexual Misconduct 5 February 2018
- News Release: United Poultry Concerns Asks Ridgeland, Wisconsin to Drop Chicken Toss 30 January 2018
- Stop Chicken Toss: Your Calls Needed Now! 30 January 2018
- Stop the "Chicken Toss" at Ridgeland Pioneer Days 27 January 2018
- “Clean Meat”? – Two Animal Rights Advocates Say “NO” 26 January 2018
- Letter to Dr. Bronner’s from United Poultry Concerns 18 January 2018
- Dr. Bronner’s Supports “Humane Washing” Enterprise 17 January 2018
- UPC Winter 2017-2018 Poultry Press - Volume 27, Number 3 15 January 2018
- “Slaughter-Free Flesh for Humanity” 10 January 2018
- UPC's Seventh Annual Conscious Eating Conference: What are the Most Compassionate Choices? - March 10, 2018 5 January 2018
- California Ballot Initiative to “Prevent Cruelty” 3 January 2018
- 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
- 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 Book 13 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
- Fantasy Farming vs. Factory Farming: A Faustian Bargain 27 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
- 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
- Kaporos Arrogance: Jerusalem Post Readers Express Thoughts about Kaporos 3 October 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Kaporos: Chicken Soup for the Soulless? 28 September 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.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
- Investigative Report: How Common Is Male Chick Grinding In America? 16 September 2017
- “Farmers Have a Different Mental ‘Connection’ With Animals” 14 September 2017
- “Classic Misdirection in National Chicken Council’s Assurance Standards” 12 September 2017
- DAMN DAIRY by Karen Davis, PhD 11 September 2017
- What Does Eating Have to Do With Art? A Lot! 5 September 2017
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Killing a Chicken to Protest Abortion: What Do You Think? 21 June 2017
- 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
- Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected? 6 June 2017
- United Poultry Concerns vows to fight ritual killing of chickens 31 May 2017 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
- Authorities Seize 7,000 Birds in Largest Cockfighting Raid in US History 24 May 2017
- Rent-a-Chicken Business in Chicago & Backyard Chickens in Stuart, Florida 17 May 2017
- UPC Letter to Stuart, Florida Officials Re a Proposal to Allow Chicken-Keeping 11 May 2017
- Karen Davis Interview - BrainFood from the Heartland / The Louie b.Free Radio Show 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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'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! UPC President Karen Davis’s Letter Remembers the Animals 10 January 2017
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