News Archives 2018
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 Inside:
Conscious Eating Conference 2019 • Court of Appeals Kaporos Case • Yellville Turkey Festival Report •
Turkeys - Who Are They? • Liberating Our Language • Fall Photo Gallery • Recipe Corner & More!
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
Animalens Promo Video (1990s) 9 December 2018 - YouTube.com
Order your 2019 Chicken Run Rescue Photo Contest Calendars Now! 6 December 2018
Advocates Rally at City Hall in New York to Demand End to Illegal Mass Animal Sacrifice 4 December 2018 - TheirTurn.net
“Bird Notes” – My Response to Hearing Turkeys’ Intelligence Disparaged on National Public Radio 28 November 2018
Video Exposes Multiple Health Code Violations During Illegal Mass Animal Sacrifice in Brooklyn 26 November 2018 - TheirTurn.net
Remembering Dear Turkeys - Two Short Videos Show Different Worlds 21 November 2018
Turkeys – Who Are They, and Why Should We Care? 20 November 2018
Hidden Suffering by Chickens' Lib. (1992) 20 November 2018 - YouTube.com
United Poultry Concerns was well received at this year’s Virginia Association of Science Teachers conference in Williamsburg, VA, Nov. 15-17. 19 November 2018
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
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
De Blasio Administration Uses Tax Dollars to Aid and Abet in Crimes Against Animals – and Defends it in Court 27 October 2018 - TheirTurn.net
“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 Inside:
Consumer Reports • End Kaporos Campaign • Court of Appeals Hearing • Feminist Resentment • No Apology •
50 New Sanctuary Birds! • Okay to Buy Birds? • Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood • Fresh Air? • Recipe Corner & More!
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
Kapparot: Why Thousands of Chickens Will Die Today in Controversial Ancient Ritual 18 September 2018 - newsweek.com
Ritual Jewish Chicken Slaughter Met With Vegan Protests In Crown Heights 18 September 2018 - gothamist.com
Video: Thousands of dying chickens being slaughtered for the annual Kaporos, the cruel practice of using chickens for religious sacrifice 17 September 2018 - fb.com/JaneVelezMitchell
Protesters hold Brooklyn vigil for chickens killed in religious ritual 17 September 2018 - abc7ny.com
Chicken Blood Is Everywhere! The moral and legal case against kapparot 17 September 2018 - tabletmag.com
Photos: Activists tried to comfort the birds by providing shade, food and water on the eve of Kaporos in Brooklyn 16 September 2018 - fb.com/chantelle.derrick
Box of injured chickens found in Brooklyn 14 September 2018 - NYDailyNews.com
Video: Activists providing water, food, and hopefully some comfort to hundreds of 6-week-old chickens destined for Kaporos slaughter in Brooklyn 13 September 2018 - fb.com/donnymossnyc
Video: Chicken Care Vigil in Brooklyn 13 September 2018 - fb.com/theirturn
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
Tuesday, September 18: Oppose the Ritual of Sacrificing Chickens as Kaporos, Chabad of Irvine , Irvine, CA. Jewish Teaching Promotes Compassion, So Why Are Thousands of Chickens Abused and Killed for Yom Kippur Every Year? 12 September 2018 - IndependentMediaInstitute.org
New York City Vigil to End Chicken Kaporos 12 September 2018 - AnimalPeopleForum.org
Sunday, September 16 - Monday, September 17: Vigil for Victims of Kapparot , Woodland Hills, CA. Sunday, September 16: Compassionate Kapparot Ceremony and Demo , Los Angeles, CA. Photos from protest at Chabad of Irvine, CA on September 9, 2018 - Oppose the Religious Sacrifice of Innocent Birds (Kapparot) 12 September 2018
Video from protest at Chabad of Irvine, CA on September 9, 2018 - Oppose the Religious Sacrifice of Innocent Birds (Kapparot) 12 September 2018
Great News! Matching Funds for Kaporos Chicken Rescue! 11 September 2018
Kaporos Chickens in NYC Need Your Help and Support! 10 September 2018
Rav Mazuz: Use Money For Kaparos Instead Of Chickens 6 September 2018- www.theyeshivaworld.com
Fur Free Society Conference – plus AR March! 5 September 2018
Sunday, September 9, 10pm - Tuesday, September 11, 7am: Fast Against Kaporos Slaughter - 5 September 2018
Sunday, September 9: Twin Cities Veg Fest , Minneapolis, MN.UPC will cohost an exhibit table with Chicken Run Rescue.
'Money preferable to chickens for Kapparot' 2 September 2018 - www.israelnationalnews.com
Stop Breeding and Killing Pheasants and Others for Fun 30 August 2018
Thursday, August 30: Kaporos Orientation and Love-Based Training w/Guest Anita Krajnc , New York, NY. Video: Karen Davis speaking at the Official Animal Rights March in Washington, DC on Sunday August 25, 2018 27 August 2018
Does Animal Cruelty in LA have a Double Standard? 27 August 2018 - www.CityWatchLA.com
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
After Months of Protests, NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Resigns with Over Three Years Left in Her Term 7 August 2018 - TheirTurn.net
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
UPC Summer 2018 Poultry Press - Volume 28, Number 1
13 July 2018 Inside:
Rescuing Kukkuta the Rooster • The Hen is a Symbol of Motherhood • Yellville Turkey Drop Alert • Cockfighting Bust in Massachusetts • New York Bill to Ban School Chick Hatching
• Meat Replacement Sales Soar • UPC Activities Photo Gallery • Freddaflower Fund • 2017 Annual Report • Recipe Corner & More!
Another great outreach event for United Poultry Concerns at Thrive Baltimore Presents Vegan Marketplace! on Saturday, July 7, 2018 9 July 2018
UPC had a wonderful weekend at the Animal Rights 2018 National Conference! 2 July 2018 - fb.com
Animal Rights and Public Health Advocates Disrupt NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Over Ritual Sacrifice 1 July 2018 - TheirTurn.net
Video: Karen Davis speaking at National Animal Rights Day (NARD) in New York City on Sunday, June 3, 2018 29 June 2018
Last Words on Anthony Bourdain & His “Vegan” Fan Club 24 June 2018
United Poultry Concerns had a great day at Richmond VegFest on Saturday, June 23, 2018. 24 June 2018 - fb.com
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
At Press Conference, Advocates Demand That NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Enforce the Law 19 June 2018 - TheirTurn.net
June 30 - July 1 AR National Conference: Join Karen Davis & Hope Bohanec! 18 June 2018
Honoring Anthony Bourdain 17 June 2018
Animal rights advocates storm North Philly slaughterhouse, free chickens 14 June 2018 - kywnewsradio.radio.com
Salisbury University Environmental Studies Class in Maryland visited UPC for a presentation about chickens and the poultry industry and a tour of our sanctuary. 13 June 2018 - fb.com
We had an exciting weekend at the Asheville VeganFest 11 June 2018 - fb.com
Are Feminists Right to Resist Comparison with the Females of Other Species? 9 June 2018
Successful demonstration at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on June 6, 2018, working to hold Commissioner Mary Bassett accountable! 8 June 2018 - fb.com/AlliancetoEndChickensasKaporos
Animal Advocates Protest against Orthodox Chicken Swinging Ceremony 6 June 2018 - NY1.com
United Poultry Concerns & Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos participated in National Animal Rights Day New York City 2018 (NARD) and Karen Davis was a featured speaker. 4 June 2018 - fb.com
United Poultry Concerns had a wonderful day at the 2nd annual Lancaster VegFest on Saturday, June 2, 2018. 4 June 2018 - fb.com
A Rooster Named Hot Thighs Found True Love in Florida 31 May 2018
Boston Globe Reports Huge Cockfighting Raid in Massachusetts 30 May 2018
International Respect for Chickens Day in Encinitas, CA on May 26, 2018 29 May 2018 - fb.com
Volunteer Opportunity in Los Angeles, CA 29 May 2018
Wednesday, June 6: Protest NYC Department of Health , Long Island City, NY.Posters and flyers will be provided. Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos will seek media coverage.
Being Chicken - International Respect for Chickens Month 23 May 2018 - The Kerulos Center
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
UPC is honored to have been part of the First Annual Pottstown EcoFest 2018 on Saturday, May 12, 2018 13 May 2018 - fb.com
The Hen is a Symbol of Motherhood for Reasons We May Have Forgotten, So Let Us Recall 12 May 2018
Saturday May 12: Pottstown EcoFest , Pottstown, PA.UPC will host an exhibit table.
Throughout May, we are advertising for chickens and International Respect for Chickens Month on Philadelphia’s commuter rail line into New Jersey featuring a mother hen protecting a rescued chick under her wing and a handsome rooster proclaiming “What Wings Are For” and “Life Can Be Beautiful – Go Vegan!” 10 May 2018 - fb.com
Motherless Days – In the “Broiler” Shed, He Remembers 9 May 2018
Protest Triggers NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett To Forfeit Presentation at Cornell 9 May 2018 - TheirTurn.net
“In Tune to Nature": On May 1, Karen Davis did a live 20-minute Interview with radio host Sonia Swartz to talk about chickens and International Respect for Chickens Day May 4th. 8 May 2018 - fb.com
Memes Created for International Respect for Chickens Month 8 May 2018
UPC had a wonderful time showing people “What Wings Are For!” and Leafleting at the White House for Int'l Respect for Chickens Day 5 May 2018 - fb.com
UPC had a powerful educational event for International Respect for Chickens Day at Good Earth in Fairfax, CA 5 May 2018 - fb.com
A Poultry Place - International Respect for Chickens Month 2018 5 May 2018 - fb.com
Animal Rights Hawai'i - Today (May 4th) is "International Respect for Chickens Day" 4 May 2018 - fb.com
Animalearn - In observance of International Respect for Chicken's Day, check out the alternatives to chicken anatomy and chick hatching from our free loan program The Science Bank. 4 May 2018 - fb.com
What is International Respect for Chickens Day? - American Anti-Vivisection Society 4 May 2018 - aavs.org
Ex Legkipjes - International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2018 - fb.com
Video: Happy International Respect for Chickens Day - Free From Harm 4 May 2018 - fb.com
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
Respect for Chickens Day is May 4 by Lisa Kemmerer 2 May 2018 - fb.com
News Release: International Respect For Chickens Day Celebrates Compassion for Chickens 1 May 2018
A Poultry Place - International Respect for Chickens Day 1 May 2018 - fb.com
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)
Vine Sanctuary - International Respect for Chickens Day 26 April 2018 - fb.com
Activists Disrupt NYC Deputy Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot Over Animal Sacrifice 26 April 2018 - TheirTurn.net
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
Protest Against Chicken Slaughter Disrupts Public Health Lecture 24 April 2018 - CornellSun.com
UPC Spring 2018 Poultry Press - Volume 27, Number 4
23 April 2018 Inside:
Conscious Eating Conference • Farmed Animals Cry “MeToo!” • Disenhancing Farmed Animals • “Clean” Meat – The End of Factory Farming? • Horrible Chicken Industry •
International Respect for Chickens Day • Targeting NYC Health Commissioner • Saving Ducks • Freddaflower Fund • Recipe Corner & More!
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
Friday, April 13: We The Future Social Justice Conference , Petaluma SRJC Campus in Petaluma, CA. UPC’s Hope Bohanec will be speaking on a panel entitled The Future is Plant-Based, 9:30 - 10:45 am.
Neighbors Lash Out as New Yorkers Protest at Home of Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Over Mass Animal Sacrifice 17 April 2018 - TheirTurn.net
Announcing the 2018 Conscious Eating Conference Videos! 11 April 2018
Video: Karen Davis speaking at Veggie Pride Parade NYC, 11th annual on Sunday, April 8, 2018 11 April 2018 - fb.com
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
Sign Petition: Demand that NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Shut Down Illegal Animal Sacrific 5 April 2018 - www.ThePetitionSite.com
LA County Kapparot Lawsuit Filed Re: Lawful Protestors Attacked During Protest of Elat Supermarket 4 April 2018 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
International Respect for Chickens Day May 4 – Please do an ACTION for Chickens in May! 4 April 2018
Absence of NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Didn’t Stop Activists From Protesting Her Event 3 April 2018 TheirTurn.net
Karen Davis was invited to speak to the Animal Rights Club at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD on Tuesday evening, March 27th 2 April 2018 - fb.com
The Art of the Pheasant: Beautiful Paintings by Canadian Artist Barry Kent MacKay 30 March 2018
NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Abandons Presentation During Animal Sacrifice Protest 29 March 2018 - TheirTurn.net
The “Easter” Chick - A Lost Soul 28 March 2018
AECK Spring Into Action at PS Kitchen, April 15, 2018 27 March 2018 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
Ducks are NOT Easter Toys! Do Not Buy, Sell, or Release These Birds into “the Wild”! 23 March 2018
At the St Patrick's Day Parade in San Diego, seven of us handed out 1500 UPC "Life Can Be Beautiful - Go Vegan!" brochures in 1.5 hours! 20 March 2018 - fb.com
Activists Shut Down NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett’s Presentation 19 March 2018 - TheirTurn.net
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
NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Protested Over Religious Animal Sacrifice 12 March 2018 - TheirTurn.net
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
Protesters slam Health Department, implore city to ban Jewish chicken slaughter ritual 6 March 2018 - NYDailyNews.com
AlterNet: #MeToo for Animal Victims of Sexual Assault 5 March 2018
Sunday, March 4: NYC Vegan Drag Show Fundraiser for United Poultry Concerns and Empty Cages Collective , PS Kitchen, New York, NY Anti-Kaporos Activists Escalate Campaign Targeting NYC Health Czar Mary Bassett 2 March 2018 - theirturn.net
Activists Occupy Lobby of NYC Dept. of Health to Protest Commissioner Mary Bassett 26 February 2018 - theirturn.net
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
Saturday, February 17: Central Coast VegFest , San Luis Obispo, CA.UPC will host an outreach table.
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 Inside:
Conscious Eating Conference 2018 • Tyson Cruelty Exposed • Kansas Residents Say No • Finding Paradise, a review • Coxcomb, a poem • California Ballot Measure •
Trump Dumps “Organic” • Killer Tofu & More!
“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