News Archives 2011
Aveda's Letter to Its Salons Urging Removal of Bird Feathers from Sale 30 December 2011
What Wings are For and Not For - By Robert Grillo, Founder of Free From Harm 30 December 2011
MFA Investigation Leads to Law Enforcement Raid on Butterball 29 December 2011
A Happy Ending & New Beginning! “Saving Chicklit” by Sarah Anikin 28 December 2011
VA Gov. McDonnell signs bills weakening farmed animal cruelty penalties, Approved April 29, 2011 26 December 2011
Comfortably Unaware: global depletion and food responsibility . . . What you choose to eat is killing our planet 21 December 2011
UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season 20 December 2011
UPC’s Tenth Annual Conference - Conscious Eating: Local, Organic, Plant-Based – What is Truly Sustainable?
“It Takes Courage to Support Animals’ Dignity” by UPC President Karen Davis 15 December 2011
Bill to Ban Live Pigeon Shoots! Pennsylvania Residents: Please Contact Your State Legislator Now! 12 December 2011
UPC’s Letter to My Pet Chicken about Shipping Baby Chicks, December 9, 2011 9 December 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
Please order your Chicken Run Rescue Calendar for 2012. It's the Best One Ever! 6 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
Turkeys Rescued by Loving People by Karen Dawn of DawnWatch 25 November 2011
Rescued "Cockfighting" Roosters in New Jersey Need Homes 23 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
"Talking Turkey" on Vegan World Radio: Interview with UPC President Karen Davis 22 November 2011
Undercover Investigation: The Rotten Truth Behind McDonald's Egg McMuffins 21 November 2011 - www.mcdonaldscruelty.com
Amelia, a Turkey Beloved By All by Karen Davis, President of United Poultry Concerns 21 November 2011
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
Mary T. and Frank L. Hoffman Book Review of “More Than A Meal” www.all-creatures.org - 16 November 2011
University of Maryland Journalism Major, Alexis Gutter, Covers Hair Fashion Feathers Cruelty Campaign by United Poultry Concerns 16 November 2011
Fall 2011 Poultry Press 14 November 2011 Inside:
Remembering Boris •
Rooster Feather Hair Extensions •
From Hunting Grounds to Chicken Rights •
Sister Species (Book Review) •
“Delicate” Lady by Sue Coe •
Good News for Chickens in CA •
Recipe Corner & More
"Don't Gobble Me" in Today's University of Maryland Newspaper The Diamondback 10 November 2011
2011 Chicken Run Rescue Photo Contest Winning Entries! 19 October 2011
End Chickens as Kaporos Campaign: A Growing Force for Compassionate Change 18 October 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Guide to Staffing Tables & Leafleting for Animal Rights 11 October 2011
Video of Kaporos 4 Oct 2011 Demo #1 (Midwood, Brooklyn) 5 October 2011 - www.youtube.com
A Yom Kippur of Mercy or Cruelty? | The Jewish Week 3 October 2011 - www.thejewishweek.com
Need volunteers to transport rescued chickens to several locations in NY, PA, and possibly MD 1 October 2011
Directions & Instructions for End Chickens as Kaporos Demos October 4, 5, and 6 1 October 2011
Gothamist.com: Annual Protests Of Annual Jewish Chicken Ritual On Schedule 1 October 2011
Times Square Ad for End Chickens as Kaporos Rally & Logo - Our PR Newswire Release was displayed on September 28, 2011 29 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Richmond, CA City Council Bans Live Chicken Sales Effective November 1, 2011! 28 September 2011
News Release: Activists Will Rally In Brooklyn, NY to "End Chickens as Kaporos" 28 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
“An End to Chickens as Kapores?” By Jenna Weissman Joselit, Forward.com, September 21, 2011 26 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Join Us in Brooklyn for 3 End-Chickens-As-Kaporos Demos in October 21 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Janet Waking UPC Stories & Poems - 20 September 2011
Score One for the Roosters! San Diego County, CA Passes Ordinance to Curb Rampant Cockfighting Activity 19 September 2011
Gourmet Dinner to Benefit the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos - Join Us at Blossom in NYC on Monday 3 October 2011 at 6pm 14 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
The Locavore Movement's Mistake: Deregulating Animal Slaughter By James McWilliams. Inexpertly killed animals suffer immensely. 13 September 2011
Poultry Slaughter: The Need for Legislation, Revised Booklet, 2011 13 September 2011
Join Us in Brooklyn for 3 End-Chickens-As-Kaporos Demos in October 8 September 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Jonathan Scovner's Review of When the Chickens Went on Strike and interview with Erica Silverman 2 September 2011 - picturebooksreview.blogspot.com
Please Help Stop Cockfighting in San Diego County: San Diego County, CA Residents Only - We Need Your Calls and Emails 1 September 2011
Please Sign Our End-Chickens-as-Kaporos Petition for 2011 30 August 2011 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
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
Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice - Order Now from United Poultry Concerns! 22 August 2011
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
End Chickens as Kaporos: Get Ready for Demos in New York City! 15 August 2011
Summer 2011 Poultry Press 10 August 2011 Inside:
Benefit of Being Vegan •
Betrayal of Egg-Laying Hens •
Celebrating Chickens in May •
Florida Dept of Education Denies Petition •
San Francisco Activists End Live Bird Sales •
2010 Annual Report •
Recipe Corner & More
Vote Veggie Award for United Poultry Concerns: Favorite Nonprofit Animal Organization 5 August 2011
Salmonella-Contaminated Turkey Products Recalled by Cargill 4 August 2011
Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Contaminated Ground Turkey 3 August 2011
San Diego County CA Moves to Curb Cockfighting; Board of Supervisors Votes 4-1 3 August 2011
Feather Hair Extensions & Fly-fishing Tyers: Roosters Slaughtered for Fashion & Fishing 29 July 2011
Hens deserve better conditions - Letters, Los Angeles Times Sunday Edition, July 17, 2011 20 July 2011
Urban Farming -- Life-giving vs. Life-threatening Foods: A Perspective on Bay Area Public Radio 13 July 2011
Agreement Raises Hopes & Fears for Egg-Laying Hens: Our Perspective 10 July 2011
Is the US Egg Industry "Evolving"? Agreement Raises Hopes for Egg-Laying Hens 8 July 2011
Cruel Decompression of Chickens Called "Humane" - Arkansas Democrat Gazette, July 3, 2011 6 July 2011
Animal People: Karen Davis, United Poultry Concerns, on chickens 5 July 2011
Sister Species: Women, Animals, and Social Justice, University of Illinois Press, 2011 29 June 2011
New York Daily News Glorifies Killing Birds & Other Animals in Live Animal Markets 27 June 2011
UPC Chickens Brochure Now Available in Spanish! 24 June 2011
Animals Today - Hear Karen Davis on Mark Zuckerberg Today! 19 June 2011
Free Ways to Help United Poultry Concerns Raise Much-Needed Funds 17 June 2011
FAUN "Abolish Live Markets" demo @ Marzigliano's Live Poultry -
Saturday, June 18th, 3-7pm, 5217 Bergenline Avenue, West New York, NJ, 07093-5512 16 June 2011
Listen to Karen Davis's Radio Interview about Compassion for Animals Tomorrow at 12:30pm ET on WRIR in Richmond, VA; also on Wednesday 13 June 2011
"Only Connect." Is Boiling a Lobster a Bonding Experience? 13 June 2011
How NOT to Raise Chickens: A field guide for urban poultry farmers 9 June 2011 (external link)
International Respect for Chickens Day at New Orleans Veggie Fest 6 June 2011
International Respect for Chickens Day Garage Sale in Orange County, CA 3 June 2011
UPC Letter to Port St Lucie, Florida City Council Re: Urban Chicken-Keeping Proposal 3 June 2011
Tracing My Own Personal Food Route By Robert Grillo 2 June 2011
Urge Oakland, CA to Reject Backyard Livestock & Slaughter! 2 June 2011
Rooftop Protest at Melbourne Egg Laying Farm
on May 4, International Respect for Chickens Day 31 May 2011
"No Voice Unheard" Remembers Beloved Birds, Features United Poultry Concerns 31 May 2011
Book Review: Critical Theory and Animal Liberation 23 May 2011
Flesh from the Lab: Read, Listen, Weigh In 20 May 2011
Veggie Pride Parade in NYC, "What Wings Are For" in Washington DC, Vegan Food Festival in New Orleans 13 May 2011
2011 UPC Bus Ad Running on Washington, DC Buses in the month of May Promoting & Practicing a Vegan Diet: Easy for Some, Hard for Others? 10 May 2011
Five Myths About Vegans by Carol Adams 5 May 2011
In Honour of International Respect for Chickens Day! 10 Things You Might Not Know About Chickens! 4 May 2011
Photos from Vegan Bake Sale at Towson University for International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2011
International Respect for Chickens Day on Việt Nam Ăn Chay (Vegan Việt Nam) 4 May 2011
International Respect for Chickens Day in Victoria, Australia 4 May 2011
Journal of Animal Ethics 2011 Review of Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs 3 May 2011
News Release: Activists Celebrate International Respect for Chickens Day May 4 2 May 2011
News Release: Activists End Live Bird Sales at San Francisco's Farmers' Market! 2 May 2011
Vegan Bake Sale May 3rd at Towson University to benefit United Poultry Concerns, in honor of International Respect for Chickens Day. 2 May 2011
Karen Davis Cries Fowl on GO VEGAN with Bob Linden 29 April 2011
DECOMPRESSION: A New Way to Torture Chickens & Turkeys to Death 28 April 2011
Slideshow of images from FAUN's Pre-Easter "Abolish Live Markets" demo @ Marzigliano's Live Animal Market 26 April 2011
Spring-Summer 2011 Poultry Press 21 April 2011 Inside:
Poultry Welfare Interview •
International Respect for Chickens Day •
Petition to Florida Dept of Education •
El Monte Chickens Update •
Decompression Technology •
Misery in Every Bite •
Recipe Corner & More
Join FAUN's Pre-Easter "Abolish Live Markets" demo @ Marzigliano's Live Animal Market in West New York, NJ on Saturday, April 23rd, 3-7pm! 21 April 2011
What Happened to Peter Singer? By UPC President Karen Davis 14 April 2011
Gilly's Story 12 April 2011
Call for Entries: CHICKEN RUN RESCUE PHOTO CONTEST FOR 2012! 8 April 2011
Rally to Stop Killing In Florida Schools & Raise Your Voice on Change.org 7 April 2011
Online Petition to Stop the Harming and Killing of Animals in Florida Classrooms
30 March 2011
Doug Clifford Radio Show Airs Chicken Slaughter Issue in Florida Schools 26 March 2011
News Release: Animal Advocates Challenge Animal Slaughter in Florida Classrooms 24 March 2011
Adam Karp Press Release: Petition to End Classroom Animal Slaughter in Florida 20 March 2011
Petition for Agency Action Regarding Animal Slaughter in Florida Classrooms 14 March 2011
Slideshow of Faun Demo to End Live Poultry Markets in New Jersey 21 March 2011
Chicken Abusers Charged With Animal Cruelty by Contra Costa County, California DA 18 March 2011
International Respect for Chickens Day May 4, 2011 "Please do an ACTION for Chickens in May!" 17 March 2011
You Can Help Birds in March! 14 March 2011
UPC FOIA requests to VA officials re: Black Eagle Farm (March 1, 2011) 11 March 2011
Orlando Rally & Protest to Stop Animal Slaughter in Florida Schools 10 March 2011
Psychology Today Article About Animal Emotions and Intelligence 10 March 2011
Tune In to www.WRIR.org Tuesday March 8 at 12:30pm ET -
Topic: Virginia Cruelty to Farm Animals Bills SB 1026 & HB 1541 7 March 2011
Tell Va Governor to Veto Cruel Farm Animal Bills 4 March 2011
Goose and Man - You Gotta Watch This! 3 March 2011
New Bills Will Endanger Farm Animals - Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia 24 February 2011
Exclusive Interview with Poultry Welfare Pioneer Karen Davis PhD 22 February 2011
Contact New DA Re: Chicken Killings at El Monte Elementary School in California 21 February 2011
News Release: Animal Advocacy Group Urges VA Governor to Veto Bad Farm Animal Bill 16 February 2011
Virginia Residents: Tell Governor NO to Proposed Farm Animal Cruelty Exemptions! 16 February 2011
Winter-Spring 2010-2011 Poultry Press 7 February 2011 Inside:
Heroic Student Saves Chicken •
Chicklett’s Poem •
“Becoming a Mentsh” •
Teenagers Need Prosecuted •
Sanctuary , an Exhibit •
Recipe Corner & More
Live Poultry Markets Targeted by Activists in San Francisco and West New York, NJ 28 January 2011
Rescued Roosters Need Homes! Animal Place Needs Your Help . . . 20 January 2011
UPC Letters Detailing Complaint Re: Black Eagle Farm a.k.a. Piney River Farms LLC 12 January 2011
UPC Letter to Pittsburgh City Planning Commission Re: Zoning to Keep Farmed Animals in the City - 4 June 2011 12 January 2011
Average and Total Numbers of Animals Who Died to Feed Americans in 2009 12 January 2011
San Francisco Live Bird Markets Campaign Gets Bigger, Draws Media 11 January 2011
Comic About Backyard Chicken-Keeping 7 January 2011
“Culturally Rationalized Forms of Chicken Sacrifice: The Kaporos Ritual and the Chicken Project” 5 January 2011
