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Chicken Roping Contests
Moorcroft, Wyoming
- Urge Wyoming Officials to Oppose Unlawful Chicken Roping Contest Spring 2023 Poultry Press
- Dr. Karen Davis letter to Bill Bryant, Moorcroft Chief of Police 22 March 2023
- Dr. Karen Davis letter to Megan Degenfelder, WY State Superintendent of Public Instruction 22 March 2023
- Urge Wyoming Officials to Oppose Unlawful Chicken Roping Contest 21 March 2023
- Letter from Dr. Karen Davis to Wyoming State Veterinarian Dr. Hallie Hasel 20 March 2023
- Dr. George Bates, DVM Letter to the Wyoming State Veterinarian 20 March 2023
- Dr. Nedim C Buyukmihci, VMD Letter to Wyoming State Veterinarian 20 March 2023
- Chicken Roping: A Way Of Life Or Another Way Of Cruelty? 2 March 2023
- Moorcroft chicken roping 22 February 2023 - www.youtube.com
- Bill Making It Easier To Throw Axes, Rope Chickens While Drinking Alcohol In Wyoming Almost Law 20 February 2023 - www.facebook.com
- One bar in town started the annual Chicken Roping contest 20 February 2023 - www.facebook.com
- It’s Not Quite Cheyenne Frontier Days But For February, Chicken Roping Is About The Closest Thing 20 February 2023
- News Release: United Poultry Concerns Condemns Chicken Roping Contest, Urges Compassionate Conduct 8 February 2023
- Eric Mills, Action for Animals, notified UPC about the “chicken roping contest” in Wyoming 22 March 2023
Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
The "chicken roping" was to have been part of the 11th Annual Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico. We succeeded in getting it cancelled.
- 10/7/2000: Albuquerque Journal: Fowl Ropers Run Afoul Of Activists
- 10/7/2000: News Release - Chicken Roping "Competition" Canceled
- 10/5/2000: News Release - Hubbard Museum Called On To Cancel Chicken Roping "Competition"
- 10/4/2000: UPC Letter to Hubbard Museum Re: Chicken Roping
- 10/3/2000: Protest Chicken Roping, Sunday, October 15, 2000
NPR Nurtures Animal Cruelty
- Ira Glass Runs Chicken Killing Story on This American Life on NPR Stations 30 November 2021
- Protest NPR Show Denigrating Chickens and Encouraging Sarcastic Violence Toward Them 20 January 2021
- Tell NPR: Bloodsport Enthusiasts Are Not Animal Experts! 10 December 2019
- “Poultry Slam” Clarified: Verbal Cruelty 2 December 2019
- Open Letter to Ira Glass and This American Life 1 December 2019
Duck Abuses
- High School Football Players Get a Pass For Luring, Beating & Strangling a Duck to Death 18 September 2019 (Also in UPC Winter 2019 Poultry Press)
- Urge Prosecution of Duckling Abuser in Clearwater, Florida 17 September 2019
- District Attorney Will Pursue Justice for Duck Beaten To Death By College Men In Tallapoosa County, Alabama 9 July 2019
- Demand Prosecution of Alabama Students Who Savagely Beat a Duck to Death with a Bat 2 July 2019
ANIMAL ART: Exhibits & Performance
- What Does Eating Have to Do With Art? A Lot! 5 September 2017
- Minding Animals Curatorial Guidelines: Animals and Art Exhibitions 18 July 2017
- Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas: Proposal Regarding Living Animals in Art Projects 14 February 2015
Easter Chick Cruelty
"Art" Student Tortures a Chicken to Death in School Cafeteria
- Calgary Student Kills Chicken in School Cafeteria UPC Fall 2013 Poultry Press
- Change.org Petition for Chicken Tortured and Slaughtered for "Art" in School Cafeteria 28 May 2013
- Feathers Fly Over Chicken-Slaughtering Performance Art, by Alicia Graef, Care2, May 22, 2013 24 May 2013 - www.care2.com
- Can art go too far? 11 May 2013
- U.S. Activist Urges Charges in ACAD Chicken Beheading 27 April 2013
- News Release: Calgary Student Kills Chicken in School Cafeteria; Group Calls for Prosecution 26 April 2013
Chicken Slaughter "Art" Exhibit
The Mother of Compassion Blesses Our Fellow Beings – “May They Be Happy and Free From Suffering” by Beth Redwood (redwoodtreeink@kc.rr.com)
Artist Beth Redwood created this beautiful image for The Story of Chickens exhibit at the Percolator Art Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas in April. It includes photos of our sanctuary residents. For “The Story of Chickens,” please click here.
Artist Beth Redwood created this beautiful image for The Story of Chickens exhibit at the Percolator Art Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas in April. It includes photos of our sanctuary residents. For “The Story of Chickens,” please click here.
- Closing Night of "The Story of Chickens" UPC Summer-Fall 2012 Poultry Press
- Chicken Slaughter “Art” Exhibit Blocked by United Poultry Concerns and Animal Outreach of Kansas; Public Outrage and Anticruelty Law Killed It. UPC Spring-Summer 2012 Poultry Press
- 15 Minutes of Shame: "The Story of Chickens" - Art and life in an age of doublespeak. 21 March 2012
- Artist Upsets Animal Rights Community with Chicken Project - Kansan.com 5 March 2012
- News Release: Chickens Will Not Be Slaughtered for “Art” in Lawrence, Kansas. Activists Celebrate the Good News
1 March 2012 - Slaughtering Chickens For "Art" Cancelled in Lawrence, Kansas! 28 February 2012
- Chicken Abuse "Art" Project Illegal Within Lawrence, KS City Limits! Letters to The Percolator Art Space Board Members are Urgent. Please Read On! 25 February 2012
- Urge The Percolator Not to Be Part of Slaughtering Chickens for "Art" in Lawrence, Kansas 23 February 2012
- Tell Rocket Grants NO to Chicken Slaughter "Art" Project at Spencer Museum! 15 February 2012
- SUE COE, World Famous Visual Artist, Tells Spencer Museum of Art to Cancel Cruel Slaughter Exhibit; Other Powerful Voices Speak Out Against Chicken Slaughter as "Art" 10 February 2012
- Protest Chicken Slaughter “Art” Project in Lawrence, Kansas 8 February 2012
Pigeon Abuses
Peacock Abuses
Playing Games with Dead Birds
- Chicken “Chucking” Contest: Karen Davis’s Letter Published Today 4 March 2019 (Also in UPC Winter 2019 Poultry Press)
Chicken-Flying Contests: Cruel Fun
- Chicken-Flying Contests: Clean Fun, Yes - Mean Fun, No!
- Ridgeland WI holds 41st annual "chicken toss," February 18, 2023 18 February 2023 - WEAU News
- Small Town And Even Smaller Morals: Chicken & Pig Abuse Events Return To Ridgeland, Wisconsin 16 February 2023
- Ridgeland Chicken Toss: Animal Rights Witnesses & Rescuers Report 19 February 2020
- Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Dunn County District Attorney 18 January 2020
- Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Dunn County Sheriff 18 January 2020
- Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Dunn County Board Supervisor 18 January 2020
- PETITION: End Criminal “Chicken Toss” 18 January 2020
- Urge Ridgeland, Wisconsin Officials to Stop Cruel Chicken Toss 7 January 2020
(Also in UPC Winter-Spring 2020 Poultry Press) - Ridgeland, Wisconsin “Chicken Toss”: Eyewitness Report 19 February 2019
- Ridgeland “Chicken Toss” – A New Update 13 February 2019
- Update on Ridgeland, Wisconsin Chicken Toss 25 January 2019
- Urge Ridgeland, Wisconsin Officials to Stop Chicken Toss 23 January 2019
- Wisconsin City’s ‘Pioneer Days’ Includes Live Chicken Toss and Pig Chase 6 February 2018
- Residents of a Tiny Wisconsin Town Gather Every Year to Watch Chickens Being Hurled Through the Air 6 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
- United Poultry Concerns (UPC) Condemns Chicken Drop 23 February 2006
- Volunteer(s) Urgently Needed to Videotape "Chicken Drop" in Ridgeland, Wisconsin 17 February 2006
- United Poultry Concerns Urges Ridgeland, Wisconsin to Drop Chicken Drop 17 February 2006
- UPC's Letter to Miller Beer Helps Stop Chicken Flying Contest in Berryton, Kansas. 8 April 2004
- Poultry activists oppose Guffey’s chicken fly event 7 July 2003
“Turkey Drops” in Arkansas and Alabama
- Yellville, Arkansas Turkey Trot Festival: What Happened in October 2018? 12 December 2018
(Also in UPC Winter 2018-2019 Poultry Press) - UPC Letter to Mid-Marion County Rotary Club 11 July 2018
- Dropping Turkeys from Airplanes May Cease in Yellville, Arkansas 25 April 2018 (Also in UPC Summer 2018 Poultry Press)
- Arkansas Online Editorial Opposes Turkey Drop 17 October 2017
- Yellville, Arkansas: A Sad, Bad Place 16 October 2017
- Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Yellville Mayor 28 July 2017
- Letter from Nedim C. Buyukmihci, VMD to Yellville Chamber of Commerce 28 July 2017
- Tell Yellville to Stop Dropping Turkeys from Airplanes 27 July 2017
- Arkansas Town Is Dropping Live Turkeys From Plane Again This Year 12 October 2016
- Stop Dropping Live Turkeys from Airplanes! 9 October 2016
- Yellville Turkey Drop: “Festival of Death” — National Enquirer 14 October 2015
“Historic poultry exhibition” in Portsmouth, NH
- Follow-up: Exhibition of Chickens at Strawbery Banke Museum 24 June 2015
- Letter to UPC from Portsmouth City Council President 26 May 2015
- Concern for Chickens Approved for Museum Exhibit in New Hampshire 26 May 2015
- UPC Letter to Portsmouth City Council Members 22 May 2015
End Cruel Ostrich Races
- Protest Cruel Ostrich Races in Omaha, Nebraska May 26! 21 May 2019
- End Cruel Ostrich Races
- Protesters claim victory in picketing Ostrich Festival East Valley Tribune, Chandler, AZ, March 19, 2017
- Ostrich Festival Protest Report, March 2017
- A brief history of the Chandler Ostrich Festival The Arizona Republic, 10 March 2017
- News Release: Protesters Will Oppose Ostrich Races at 29th Chandler Ostrich Festival 8 March 2017
- Chandler Festival Ostrich Races Should Be Retired
- Stop Ostrich Races - Sign Petition, Contact Chamber of Commerce 26 January 2017
- UPC Letter to Chandler Chamber of Commerce Urging Removal of Ostrich Races 23 January 2017
- Urge Chamber of Commerce to Eliminate Ostrich Races at Chandler Ostrich Festival 18 January 2017 (Also in Spring 2017 Poultry Press)
- UPC Letter Urging Chamber of Commerce to Remove Ostrich Races From Chandler Ostrich Festival July 14, 2016 21 July 2016
- Urge Chamber of Commerce to Eliminate Ostrich Races at Chandler Ostrich Festival
UPC Summer 2016 Poultry Press - Protest Ostrich Festival in Chandler, Arizona Sign Petition, Contact Chamber of Commerce - 16 February 2016
- Urge Chandler Arizona Chamber of Commerce to Cancel Cruel Ostrich Festival 13 March 2015
- News Release: Ostrich Festival “Family Unfriendly” and Inhumane, Group Says 12 March 2015
- Ask AARP to Stop Advertising Cruel, Demeaning Ostrich Races 28 February 2005
Prosecution of Molly the Emu's Killer
Pigeon Shoots
- Oklahoma Senator's Live Pigeon Shoot Draws Criticism: Associated Press 24 September 2014
- VICTORY! Ducks Unlimited 2,000 Bird Pigeon Shoot CANCELLED! 19 March 2014
- A Letter to Judge Schmehl from United Poultry Concerns Re: Pigeon Shoots 23 October 2012
- Pigeons are Victims of Criminal Depravity in Pennsylvania. Please Take Action, SHARK Urges. 19 October 2012
- Contact South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to Stop Cruel Pigeon Shoot 31 January 2012
- Bill to Ban Live Pigeon Shoots! Pennsylvania Residents: Please Contact Your State Legislator Now! 12 December 2011
- Canned Pigeon Hunt Exposed on CNN Headline NEWS show TONIGHT 30 September 2010
- Pennsylvania Pigeon Shoots Need Protest Letters 12 February 2010
- 5,000 Pigeons Raised for the Shoot Brought to Hegins to Be Shot UPC Fall 1996 Poultry Press
Cruelty to Quails and Turkeys For Historical Reenactment
- The Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) Needs to Hear from Us UPC Fall 2013 Poultry Press
Chicken Scramble: Cruelty to Chickens and Children
- “Chicken Scramble,” Report 24 July 2013
- Protest “Chicken Scramble,” - Animal Abuse Game for Children in Oregon 9 July 2013
- VICTORY! SHARK Shuts Down Cruel Barnyard Scramble 25 June 2013
Turkey Tortured by Students at Fraternity Drinking Party
- UPC Correspondence with Fred Myrtle, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Administrator 16 December 2013
- In Memory of the Turkey Who was Tortured to Death 14 December 2013
- Fraternity Turkey Torture Case: Update UPC Fall-Winter 2013 Poultry Press
- Breaking 6 News Lawrence: Fraternity Turkey Torture UPC Fall 2013 Poultry Press
- Update on the Torture and Killing of a Turkey by Members of The University of Kansas Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, December 14, 2012 UPC Summer 2013 Poultry Press
- Breaking 6 News Lawrence: Fraternity Turkey Torture 30 April 2013
- Urge District Attorney: What Are You Doing About Criminal Charges Against the Beta Theta Pi Turkey Abusers? 26 March 2013
- Turkey Abuse Investigation Moves Forward 8 March 2013
- Justin Warren, Director of Beta Theta Pi Chapter Operations, on Steps Taken Thus Far to Prevent Future Animal Abuse Episodes 1 March 2013
- UPC's Follow-up Letters Regarding the Beta Theta Pi Turkey Abuse Episode on December 14, 2012 at The University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS 22 February 2013
- Students Tortured a Turkey to Death at a Fraternity Drinking Party UPC Winter-Spring 2013 Poultry Press
- KU Dean Makes Fun of Fraternity's Cruelty to Defenseless Turkey, Kansas City Star Dec. 27, 2012 4 January 2013 - www.kansascity.com
- UPC Correspondence with KU Chancellor Gray-Little about the Fraternity Turkey Abuse Episode Dec. 14, 2012 3 January 2013
- Beta Theta Pi Statement Regarding University of Kansas Animal Cruelty Allegations 2 January 2013
- Turkey (Allegedly) Tortured by Students at Fraternity Drinking Party: Take Action! 21 December 2012
Feather Hair Extensions
The Truth About Feather Hair Extensions 10 april 2012- Rooster Feather Hair Extension Trade Dealt a Serious Blow by AVEDA! 24 January 2013
(Also in UPC Winter-Spring 2013 Poultry Press) - "The Truth About Feather Hair Extensions" Now Available as a Handout! 26 April 2012
(Also in Summer- Fall 2012 Poultry Press) - Open Letter to AVEDA in VegNews magazine, May-June, p. 87 26 April 2012
- Aveda's Letter to Its Salons Urging Removal of Bird Feathers from Sale 30 December 2011
- Aveda Responds to UPC's Campaign to Rid Company of Animal Abuse Products: Urge Aveda to Upgrade "Recommendation" to Corporate Requirement 5 December 2011
- University of Maryland Journalism Major, Alexis Gutter, Covers Hair Fashion Feathers Cruelty Campaign by United Poultry Concerns 16 November 2011
- Roosters are Painfully Gassed to Death for Fashion and Fishing UPC Fall 2011 Poultry Press
- Going with the Faux in Fall Fashion, Los Angeles Times, August 28, 2011 28 August 2011
- UPC Letter Re: Aveda’s Sale of Rooster Feather Hair Ornaments 23 August 2011
- Hair Care or Hair Horror? AVEDA Responds to UPC's Campaign to Eliminate Feather Hair Extensions UPC Winter 2011-2012 Poultry Press
- Sign our Change.org Petition Now! Steven Tyler: Stop Wearing Rooster Feather Hair Extensions and Publicize Your Decision 19 August 2011
- Urge American Idol Host Steven Tyler to Shed Rooster Feathers 18 August 2011
- UPC Letter to Steven Tyler Urging Him To Reject Rooster Feathers 17 August 2011
- Feather Hair Extensions & Fly-fishing Tyers: Roosters Slaughtered for Fashion & Fishing 29 July 2011
CBS Killing Chickens on “Kid Nation”
- Open Letter to CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves from United Poultry Concerns 5 October 2007
- CBS Chicken Killing Update: Contact Information 4 October 2007
- Contact CBS about Killing Chickens on “Kid Nation” 1 October 2007
Chickens Sadistically Abused at Kansas State University Basketball Game
- KSU Issues an Open Letter to Basketball Fans Condemning Chicken Abuse Sports Illustrated Website Removes “Chicken Toss” Promotion 28 February 2007
- Chickens Sadistically Abused at Kansas State University Basketball Game 26 February 2007
- Animal Abuse at KSU 23 February 2007
Cruelty to a Chicken on Survivor
- Action Alert – Please Protest Cruelty to a Chicken on Survivor 13 September 2006
Chicken Chasing at Dixie Stampede
- Letters Needed for chickens 19 July 2006
Urge Reptile Gardens to Drop Chicken Basketball and Tic Tac Toe Games
- Protest Reptile Gardens Chicken Slot Machine Games 8 June 2006
- Rapid City Journal (SD) Covers United Poultry Concerns Protest Against Cruel Treatment of Chickens 11 April 2006
- UPC Urges South Dakota's Reptile Gardens Tourist Attraction to Drop Chicken “Basketball” 28 March 2006
- Urge Reptile Gardens to Drop Chicken Basketball and Tic Tac Toe Games 7 March 2006
Tropicana Casino Forcing Hens to Play Tic-Tac-Toe with Gamblers
- Act Now! Petition Needs Your Signature & Support. Casino Cruelty to Hens 7 November 2014
- Please Urge Casino Company to Stop Forcing Hens To Play Tic-Tac-Toe With Gamblers 24 June 2002
- Protest the Use of Live Hens in Casino Video Game UPC Winter 2001 Poultry Press
- Letters Re: Protest the Use of Live Hens in Casino Video Game 18 September 2001
- Protest the Use of Live Hens in Casino Video Game 6 September 2001