Backyard Chicken-Keeping
- Tips for Keeping Bachelor Flocks of Roosters 7 December 2018 - poultrydvm.com
- Karen Davis: Backyard chickens have a downside 11 March 2016 (Also in UPC Summer 2016 Poultry Press)
- Coalition of Animal Sanctuaries Craft Policy Statement on Urban Chicken-Keeping 25 November 2009
- Recommendations for Municipal Regulation of Urban Chickens 15 February 2010 - www.brittonclouse.com
- Urban Chicken-Keeping: Problems and Recommendations Video Presentation by Karen Davis, PhD at Conscious Eating Conference, University of California Berkeley, February 18, 2012 - 2 May 2012
- Veterinary Assessment of Shipping Live Birds as Airmail 14 July 2008
- The Perils and Pleasures of Urban Backyard Chicken-Keeping 25 March 2010
- Angelica, the Thanksgiving Day Hen Video by Robert Grillo, Free from Harm - 15 October 2013
2023
- Dangerous, Dreary “Chick Days” Resume at Tractor Supply Stores 8 March 2023
- Save Wilbur the Rooster ‑ Urgent! 21 January 2023
2022
- The Dumbest Thing I Ever Believed In To Date: Humane Meat 12 December 2022
- The Dilemma of Backyard Chicken-Keeping 2 February 2022
2021
- In Praise of Roosters 19 September 2021
- Tractor Supply: Crueler Than Ever to Chicks 6 March 2021
- A Ban on Mail Order Chicks? 24 February 2021
2020
- Urge U.S. Postal Service & Your U.S. Representative to Ban Shipping Live Birds in the Mail 2 October 2020
- Birds and the U.S. Postal Service: What Do We Learn From the Current Tragedy? 23 August 2020
- UPC Letter to Antioch College about a duck’s need for eye-bathing water 11 June 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
- How Much Do Eggs Cost the Birds? UPC Winter-Spring 2020 Poultry Press
2019
- Call it what it is .... Slaughter! Not “processing.” 21 June 2019
2018
- “Killing IT”: “It’s a Deeply Personal Thing,” Slaughter Practitioner Tells NPR’s Fresh Air 25 July 2018
- Karen Davis on the Ethics of Keeping Backyard Hens for Eggs 21 May 2018
2017
- Not In My Backyard: The Day My Quiet Cul-De-Sac Turned Into a Bloodbath 1 September 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
- Sweaters for Chickens in Cold Climates vs. Egg Company Fined for Letting Hens Freeze to Death 16 March 2017
- Ducklings Are Not Easter Toys 3 March 2017
2016
- What Do Backyard Chickens and Factory Farm Chickens Have in Common? 27 June 2016
- My Visit to Local Farms that Kill Animals but Claim to Be “Humane” 24 February 2016
2015
- “Vegan” Eggs? UPC Winter 2015-2016 Poultry Press
- Concern for Chickens Approved for Museum Exhibit in New Hampshire 26 May 2015
2014
- “DEATH FOR FOOD” HAS BEEN CANCELLED! 13 November 2014
- Chicken Beaten to Death By Police Chief: The Outcome 8 October 2014
- United Poultry Concerns and Chicken Run Rescue Urge City Attorney to Prosecute Police Officer for Animal Cruelty and Oppose Chicken-Keeping in Atwater, Minnesota 5 September 2014
- Pet Chicken Decapitated by Minnesota Police Officer: Take Action! 3 September 2014
- Keeping chickens can have unwanted surprises 28 August 2014
- Campaign to Save Chickens from Yoga Slaughter in New Hampshire: The Outcome 1 July 2014
- 15 Souls: Why the Chickens at Urban Adamah Matter 31 May 2014 - freefromharm.org
- A Beautiful Vigil was Held for the Berkeley Hens: "We Will Not Forget You." 28 May 2014
- Photos from UPC vigil for the 15 healthy, young chickens slaughtered at Urban Adamah, a Jewish farm in Berkeley, CA 28 May 2014
- Urban Adamah Kills Fifteen Hens: Animal Advocates Offered to Transport the Hens to Sanctuaries 22 May 2014
- Save the Chickens! Change.org Petition Urges Mercy. Please sign and share. 12 May 2014
- Quote of the Day: Urban Adamah's Ritual Chicken Slaughter Cancelled Because Protestors Would Have Caused The Birds "Undue Stress" 2 May 2014 - thepawreport.wordpress.com
- Activists Stop Kosher Chicken Slaughtering Class 2 May 2014 - berkeleyside.com
- Under pressure, Urban Adamah cancels kosher slaughter workshop 1 May 2014 - jweekly.com
- Urban Adamah Community Center Cancels Slaughter of 15 Hens under Pressure of Opposition 1 May 2014
- News Release: Bay Area Animal Advocates Urge Jewish Urban Farm NOT to Slaughter 15 Chickens 1 May 2014
2013
- Back-yard Chicken Trend Comes Home to Roost by Kim Palmer, Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 8, 2013 - 15 October 2013
- Green Festival Presentation by UPC President Karen Davis, Sunday in Washington, DC! 18 September 2013
- The Misery of Baby "Easter" Chicks UPC Summer 2013 Poultry Press
- Litchfield County Times Covers UPC Concerns About "Easter" Chicks 22 March 2013
- Rabbi Yonassan Gershom Speaks on Baby Chicks at Easter & Always 20 March 2013
- Please Help "Easter" Chicks - There are things you can do! 18 March 2013
2012
- Backyard Animal Farming is NOT a "Humane" Alternative to Industrial Animal Farming 7 December 2012
- Backyard Butchers 6 December 2012 - aldf.org
- Backyard Chicken Boom Produces Unwanted Roosters 26 November 2012
- Death on Wheels 25 October 2012 - james-mcwilliams.com
- New Poll Finds Majority of Oakland Residents in Areas Most Impacted by Urban Farming Are Opposed to the Breeding and Slaughtering of Backyard Livestock 19 September 2012
- UPC Letter Regarding the Keeping of Chickens and Goats for Eggs and Milk in Long Beach 23 July 2012
- Coming Home to Roost: How to Keep Chickens as Pets 12 June 2012
- The Butcher Next Door on Slate & Assessing Consumer Concerns About the Meat Industry on Fresh Air 11 June 2012
- Nedim Buyukmihci's Letter to Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms 24 April 2012
- Hatcheries Ship Baby Roosters as Packing Material 23 April 2012
- "Chickens Deserve Compassionate Care," by Karen Davis - Letters to the Editor, The Washington Post 27 February 2012 (Also in UPC Spring-Summer 2012 Poultry Press)
- vimeo.com/upc/freerangechickenslaughter - 12 January 2012
- UPC’s Letter to My Pet Chicken about Shipping Baby Chicks, December 9, 2011 9 December 2011
2011
- Shipping young chicks compromises their welfare. Letter to My Pet Chicken from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, V.M.D., Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California - Davis, December 6, 2011. 9 December 2011
- Baby Chicks Make Bad Christmas Gifts: Protest to My Pet Chicken 9 December 2011
- The Locavore Movement's Mistake: Deregulating Animal Slaughter By James McWilliams. Inexpertly killed animals suffer immensely. 13 September 2011
- Urban Farming -- Life-giving vs. Life-threatening Foods: A Perspective on Bay Area Public Radio 13 July 2011
- How NOT to Raise Chickens: A field guide for urban poultry farmers 9 June 2011 - chicken.firstcultural.com
- UPC Letter to Port St Lucie, Florida City Council Re: Urban Chicken-Keeping Proposal 3 June 2011
- Urge Oakland, CA to Reject Backyard Livestock & Slaughter! 2 June 2011
2010 & earlier
- UPC Letter to Pittsburgh City Planning Commission Re: Zoning to Keep Farmed Animals
in the City 4 June 2010 - “Creature Feature: Coming Home to Roost” The practices of big agribusiness - and some irresponsible locals - may bring chickens into your shelter 5 February 2010
- “Chickens require more care than some realize,” by UPC President Karen Davis 17 November 2009
- Urban Chicken-Keeping Has Caring Friends in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 4 June 2009
- Help with Chicken-Keeping City Ordinances 22 September 2008
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