Turkeys
- UPC Turkeys Brochure
- Turkeys – Who Are They? PowerPoint Slideshow by UPC President Karen Davis
- More Than A Meal: The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual, and Reality by UPC President Karen Davis
- Peeper: A Story of Unending Love
See also: Turkey Sanctuary Videos and Turkey Investigation Videos
More Than a Meal
This scholarly and authoritative book examines the cultural and literal history, as well as the natural history and biological needs and concerns of turkeys. And much more!
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2023
- The “Thanksgiving” turkey: object of sentimentality, sarcasm, & sacrifice 24 Nov 2023 - www.animals24-7.org
- More Than a Meal: Thanksgiving, turkeys, tradition & Karen Davis 24 Nov 2023 - www.animals24-7.org
- UPC Runs Bus Ads in Los Angeles for Turkeys! 20 Nov 2023
2022
- The Dumbest Thing I Ever Believed In To Date: Humane Meat 12 December 2022
- The “Thanksgiving” Turkey: Object of Sentimentality, Sarcasm, and Sacrifice 27 November 2022
- Thanksgiving Day in America: Everyday in America 23 November 2022
- Ready to Watch: Who are Turkeys & Why Should We Care? 22 November 2022
- No One Came. A Baby Turkey Cries in Vain for His Mom 17 November 2022
- The Tragedy of Trusting Turkeys UPC Fall 2022 Poultry Press
- I Feel So Bad for These Turkeys Hauled on Freezing Nights UPC Fall 2022 Poultry Press
- Thursday, Nov 3; 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT: Turkeys – Who Are They? And Why Should We Care? Animal Activism Mentorship Webinar Features Karen Davis, PhD, United Poultry Concerns 25 October 2022
2021
- UPC TARGETS AMERICAN HUMANE ON BEHALF OF TURKEYS 21 December 2021
- Sharing the Love & the Loathing 25 November 2021
- Traditional Thanksgiving: Where the “Sacred” and the Profane Intersect 23 November 2021
- Turkey Education Action Nov. 19 at Bellingham Food Co-Op in Washington State Plus Decorated Turkey Advocacy Yard! 21 November 2021
- Our Turkey Bus Posters in Austin, TX Win Praises! 8 November 2021
- CLARIFICATION Re: Huffpost Turkey Article 5 November 2021
- “Thanksgiving Without Turkey? A Valid Argument For Skipping The Bird” 4 November 2021
- TURKEY HUNTER, “Creatively Arrayed in Pink Camo” 3 November 2021
- Ahimsa For All: Turkeys, Holiday Celebrations, and Peace 20 October 2021
- Plant Based Briefing 121: Turkeys by United Poultry Concerns 11 October 2021 - www.plantbasedbriefing.com
- Turkeys Stomped on, Punched, and Left to Die at ‘Humane’ Farms 15 August 2021
2020
- Making a Thanksgiving place for Tofurky, Animals 24-7, 26 November 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
- “We need to talk about Gerald,” by Ally Markovich, The Oakland Side, 20 November 2020
- Be Kind to Turkeys – Go Vegan, Miami! 19 November 2020
- Gerald the Rose Garden Turkey Has Been Safely Relocated After Months of Worry Over His Fate 25 October 2020
- Gerald, Oakland's Rose Garden Turkey, Still at Large 13 August 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
- Protect the Life of Gerald the Rose Garden Turkey in Oakland, CA! 16 June 2020
2019
- “I Feel So Bad For Those Turkeys Hauled on Freezing Nights” 16 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
- Turkeys: Sympathy, Sensibility, and Sentience 19 November 2019 (Also inUPC Winter-Spring 2020 Poultry Press)
- UPC Leaflets for Turkeys at the White House Saturday November 16 – Please join us! 14 November 2019
- UPC Letter to Pfizer regarding their Chantix Turkey commercial 14 November 2019
- Every Gun Was Aimed At Them: The Wild Turkey in America UPC Winter 2019 Poultry Press
- Ads for Turkeys! UPC Winter 2019 Poultry Press
- Cutie, My Precious Turkey, Was a True Joy to Me Winter Fall 2019 Poultry Press
- Love to All Our Friends This Valentine’s Day! 14 February 2019
2018
- Yellville, Arkansas Turkey Trot Festival: What Happened in October 2018? 12 December 2018
(Also in UPC Winter 2018-2019 Poultry Press) - “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
(Also in UPC Winter 2018-2019 Poultry Press) - The Thanksgiving Turkey as Ritual Scapegoat in The Carnivalesque Tradition 17 November 2018
- United Poultry Concerns had a great day Leafleting for Turkeys at the White House on Saturday, November 10, 2018. 11 November 2018 - fb.com
- Connecticut Turkey Farm Protest 9 November 2018
- Advocating for Turkeys This Holiday Season: The Plate is No Place for a Turkey 5 November 2018
- UPC Letter to Mid-Marion County Rotary Club 11 July 2018
- Six Animal Rights Activists Charged With Felonies for Investigation and Rescue That Led to Punishment of a Utah Turkey Farm 4 May 2018 - The Intercept
- Dropping Turkeys from Airplanes May Cease in Yellville, Arkansas 25 April 2018 (Also in UPC Summer 2018 Poultry Press)
2017
- Loving Turkeys at Christmas – 4 Photos from Friends 26 December 2017
- “Turkeys – Who Are They?” This presentation by UPC president Karen Davis was beautifully organized by Animal Justice Advocates at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Nov. 15, 2017. 29 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
- Arkansas Online Editorial Opposes Turkey Drop 17 October 2017
- Yellville, Arkansas: A Sad, Bad Place 16 October 2017
- Turkeys – Who Are They and How Can We Help Them? UPC Fall 2017 Poultry Press
- Tell Yellville to Stop Dropping Turkeys from Airplanes 27 July 2017 (Also in UPC Fall 2017 Poultry Press)
- Video: Turkeys Being Suffocated with Fire-Fighting Foam 31 January 2017
2016
- Animal "Production": Cruel and Obscene 14 December 2016
- For The Birds & A Beautiful World! 2 December 2016
- Transforming Our Traditions 22 November 2016 (Also in UPC Winter 2016-2017 Poultry Press)
- Turkeys – Who Are They? 15 November 2016
- Please Join Us Leafleting for Turkeys at the White House - Sunday November 20 Noon to 3pm! 14 November 2016
- Arkansas Town Is Dropping Live Turkeys From Plane Again This Year 12 October 2016
- Stop Dropping Live Turkeys from Airplanes! 9 October 2016
- UPC Thanksgiving Dinner for Turkeys (1994) 5 March 2016 - youtube.com
2015
Turkeys are Beautiful Birds, Too Neat to Eat
- Thanksgiving Tragedy: A Visit to a Turkey Farm 23 November 2015
- A Friendly Turkey Joins UPC Leafleting at the White House 23 November 2015 - www.facebook.com
- A great turnout for our Peaceful Protest for the Turkeys on Sunday at Whole Foods in Santa Rosa 23 November 2015 -
- “Thanksgiving” Turkey: A Dying Tradition 20 November 2015 (Also in UPC Winter 2015-2016 Poultry Press)
- “Don’t Gobble Me! This Thanksgiving Let Me Live- Go Vegan!” 19 November 2015
- How many turkeys do we kill for Thanksgiving? 18 November 2015 - www.countinganimals.com
- You Are Invited! Pioneering New Traditions - Please Join Us! 11 November 2015
- Yellville Turkey Drop: “Festival of Death” — National Enquirer 14 October 2015
- Stop Dropping Turkeys from Airplanes 9 October 2015
- Pioneering New Traditions for Thanksgiving UPC Spring 2015 Poultry Press
2014
- The Turkey Pardoning Ceremony: What Does It Mean? 9 December 2014
- Benign or Malign? - Presidential Turkey "Pardoning" Ceremony 30 November 2014
- Pioneering New Traditions - United Poultry Concerns 26 November 2014
- Turkeys Are Too Neat to Eat UPC Winter 2014 Poultry Press
- UPC Leafleting at the White House with a Very Special Guest 24 November 2014 - www.facebook.com
- Va. woman not chicken about making a stand for birds 18 November 2014
- Turkeys - Who Are They? 17 November 2014
- Letter: Poultry production is just as polluting as beef, pork, by Karen Davis, United Poultry Concerns 29 July 2014 (Also in UPC Fall 2014 Poultry Press)
- Watch: Secret Video Shows Baby Turkeys Ground Up Alive by Butterball 3 June 2014 - www.youtube.com
- Liberation of Valentin & Tribute to Amy: Two Turkeys Find Love Before It's Too Late 29 May 2014
- Baby Chicks and “Breeder” Turkeys Tortured by Canadian Poultry Company 14 April 2014
- UPC’s Holiday Commuter Campaign Urged People to “Be Kind to Turkeys - Go Vegan!” in the Nation’s Capital UPC Spring 2014 Poultry Press
- Karen Davis’s Letter about Turkeys in Today’s New York Times 2 January 2014
(Also in UPC Spring 2014 Poultry Press)
2013
- In Memory of the Turkey Who was Tortured to Death 14 December 2013
- Wild About Turkeys! UPC Fall-Winter 2013 Poultry Press
- 46millionturkeys: An Invitation to Create a New Thanksgiving Tradition UPC Fall-Winter 2013 Poultry Press
- Cruelty for the Holidays 30 November 2013
- UPC’s Holiday Commuter Campaign & White House Demo for Turkeys Urge People to “Be Kind to Turkeys - Go Vegan!” in the Nation’s Capital 29 November 2013
- Turkeys – Who Are They? Presented by Karen Davis at Harlow Gallery featuring 46millionturkeys, Hallowell, ME on 26 November 2013
- Undercover Video Reveals Cruel & Filthy Conditions inside a Minnesota Turkey Breeding Factory Farm 26 November 2013 - www.cok.net
- Millions of Animals to Be Sacrificed for U.S. Holiday 19 November 2013
- Tell USDA to Stop Turkey Roundup in Staten Island, New York 13 November 2013
- “Article about beer-fed turkeys made me sick” By UPC President Karen Davis, PhD, 13 November 2013
- News Release: Turkeys – Who Are They? A Visual Lecture & Book Signing by Karen Davis, PhD 8 November 2013
- Turkeys Can Swim! 3 November 2013
- Suffering of Farmed Animals. Humane “Processing.” 31 October 2013
- Call for artists: The 46 Million Turkey Project | Harlow Gallery 11 October 2013 - harlowgallery.org
- Urgent: Rally 12pm Today to Protest USDA Slaughter of Wild Turkeys in Staten Island 14 August 2013
- Turkey Abuse Investigation Moves Forward 8 March 2013
2012
- Turkey (Allegedly) Tortured by Students at Fraternity Drinking Party: Take Action! 21 December 2012
- Remembering Turkeys at Thanksgiving 21 November 2012
- Butterball Abuse: Mercy For Animals Undercover Investigation Exposes Cruelty at Turkey Factory Farm 21 November 2012 - www.butterballabuse.com
- Tina Turkey Pours Her Heart Out 19 November 2012
- Thursday, November 15, Noon to 3pm: Join United Poultry Concerns' White House Leafleting for Turkeys 12 November 2012
- Urge NPR and Its Member Stations to Promote a Compassionate Holiday Season 4 November 2012
- Peeper: A Story of Unending Love UPC Winter 2012 Poultry Press
- Buried in Dead Meat UPC Winter 2012 Poultry Press
- "Rescued Turkeys" by Bill Crain, director of Safe Haven Farm Animal Sanctuary in New York 13 March 2012
2011
- Amelia, A Turkey Beloved By All UPC Winter 2011-2012 Poultry Press
- MFA Investigation Leads to Law Enforcement Raid on Butterball 29 December 2011
- Turkeys Rescued by Loving People by Karen Dawn of DawnWatch 25 November 2011
- Katie's Story Katie was a domestic turkey, hatched in a hatchery with no mother to comfort or peep to her - 22 November 2011
- "My Life as a Turkey" by Joe Hutto on PBS: Illumination & Blindness in the Flatwoods of Florida 22 November 2011
- "Talking Turkey" on Vegan World Radio: Interview with UPC President Karen Davis 22 November 2011
- Amelia, a Turkey Beloved By All by Karen Davis, President of United Poultry Concerns 21 November 2011
- For turkeys, chickens and other animals raised for food – a glimpse of the “good old days” from More Than a Meal: The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual, and Reality UPC Fall 2011 Poultry Press
- Picture of Deer and Turkeys in UPC Fall 2011 Poultry Press
Photo: Sue Coe - Tell NPR Sexually Assaulting Turkeys for “Food” Is Wrong, Not Funny 17 November 2011
- United Poultry Concerns Urges “Don’t Gobble Me!“ at the White House Thursday, November 17 Noon to 3pm. Please join us! 16 November 2011
- "Don't Gobble Me" in Today's University of Maryland Newspaper The Diamondback 10 November 2011
2010
- “Consider the Turkey,” by James McWilliams, The Atlantic, Nov. 24, 2010 26 November 2010
- Tribute to Turkeys, November 24, 2010 24 November 2010
- Beautiful Amelia on the Cover of UPC Winter 2010 Poultry Press
- Thanksgiving - Let's Talk Turkey 23 November 2010 - www.youtube.com
- United Poultry Concerns Will Stick Up for Turkeys at the White House on Saturday, November 20 from Noon to 3PM 19 November 2010
2009
- Ritual Sacrifice: “The reduction of living beings to objects upon whom atrocities can be heaped.”UPC Fall-Winter 2009 Poultry Press
- News Release: United Poultry Concerns Will Hold Vigil for Turkeys in Bethesda Nov 20 19 November 2009
- Edna Byrd: “Memoir of a Wild Turkey” 10 November 2009
- “Thanksgiving: A Time to Celebrate Birds” in The Order of the Earth 4 November 2009
- Thanksgiving Vigil for Turkeys - Please Join Us in Bethesda, MD, November 20th 2 October 2009
- Turkey Abusers Convicted of Cruelty in Landmark Case 1 July 2009
- Investigators See Improvement for Turkeys at Sara Lee Plant 5 March 2009
BORIS
You never really got to see
The real turkey inside of me.
The one with a body my frame could have supported
The one with feet where my toes weren't aborted.
The one who could eat his food with a beak
Like a real bird and not a geek.
The one who wanted to have a mate
But was too large to propagate.
My life had one saving grace
And it was Karen Davis's place.
Yes, a human too was she
But one who took care of me.
I only knew fear and pain
Now happiness did remain.
Thank you Karen for giving me the chance
To spread my feathers and do a turkey prance.
In my last year, I almost got to be
The real turkey inside of me.
Love Boris
By: Marie Gleason and Terry Kleeman
You never really got to see
The real turkey inside of me.
The one with a body my frame could have supported
The one with feet where my toes weren't aborted.
The one who could eat his food with a beak
Like a real bird and not a geek.
The one who wanted to have a mate
But was too large to propagate.
My life had one saving grace
And it was Karen Davis's place.
Yes, a human too was she
But one who took care of me.
I only knew fear and pain
Now happiness did remain.
Thank you Karen for giving me the chance
To spread my feathers and do a turkey prance.
In my last year, I almost got to be
The real turkey inside of me.
Love Boris
By: Marie Gleason and Terry Kleeman
Photo: Susan Rayfield
2008 & earlier
- Hear UPC President Karen Davis on Vegan World Radio Nov. 24. The Topic is Turkeys! 21 November 2008
- The Mother Turkey and Her Young UPC Winter 2008-2009 Poultry Press
- Why Chickens and Turkeys Bred for Meat Production are Lame and in Pain 10 Octboer 2008
- 11/20/07-1/15/08: Sara Turkey Transport Investigated
- A Mother Turkey and Her Young - “Their Kind and Careful Parent” UPC Winter 2007 Poultry Press
- Debeaking Birds Has Got to Stop UPC Winter 2007 Poultry Press
- The Turkey in America 26 November 2007
- UPC Sends You Two Articles about the Plight of Turkeys in 2007 26 November 2007
- CRUELTY CHARGES AGAINST POULTRY SLAUGHTERER 29 May 2007
- News Release: United Poultry Concerns Clarifies H5N2 Pathogenicity, Number of Turkeys Killed 19 April 2007
- News Release: Turkeys with Avian Flu Killed with Firefighting Foam in West Virginia 18 April 2007
- UPC Guest Column, “A Tale of Two Turkeys” 1 December 2006
- Put Down that Ax, Mr. President! 26 November 2006
- Turkey article in Minneapolis Star-Tribune - letters needed 22 November 2006
- New Yorker Article on Turkeys Cites United Poultry Concerns 16 November 2006
- November 21: UPC Demo for Turkeys at White House 9 November 2006
- Turkeys: Who are They? UPC Winter 2006 Poultry Press
- Thousands of Baby Turkeys Perish in Airline Transport UPC Fall 2006 Poultry Press
- The Thanksgiving Turkey in America as Ritual Scapegoat 1 June 2005
- Mila and Priscilla UPC 2004 Fall Poultry Press
- Suffering Of Farmed Turkeys Exposed In UK 16 December 2003
- Turkeys: much smarter than you think 4 December 2003
- UPC Letters in Today's NY Times 26 November 2003
- Washington Post Article on New USDA Poultry Categories 7 October 2003
- Tell President Bush to Treat Pardoned Turkeys Better 13 February 2003
- Information About Turkeys Compiled from More Than a Meal November 2002
- Turkeys Want to Be Friends, Not Food UPC Winter 1999-2000 Poultry Press
- UPC Thanksgiving featured in the Washington Times UPC Winter 1997-1998 Poultry Press
- The Modern Turkey In Need of Thanksgiving Deliverance
- Food For Thought Turkey Brochure
- Here's Why We Yell Over Turkey Drops
- In the Turkey Breeding Factory (Artificial Insemination) UPC Fall 1994 Poultry Press