News Archives 2024
Take Action on Bird Flu 18 December 2024
Leafleting for Turkeys at Target in Encinitas, CA on Sunday, December 15, 2024. 16 December 2024 UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season 13 December 2024
Great outreach event yesterday (Dec. 8th) at the Hadley (MA) Stop & Shop!
9 December 2024 More photos of our "Be Kind to Turkeys - Go Vegan!" ads that ran on buses in Austin, Texas through the entire month of November. 6 December 2024 Order Your 2025 Chicken Run Rescue Calendar Now! 3 December 2024
Educational Demo for Plant-Based "Diet" - December 8th, 12-2, in front of Stop & Shop, Hadley, MA 2 December 2024 "Don't Gobble Me!" Leafleting for Turkeys at Target in Encinitas, November 7, 2024 28 November 2024 Charlotte Cressey’s display in Laguna Niguel, CA celebrates compassion for turkeys. The QR code opens UPC's Turkeys brochure. 26 November 2024 UPC “Don't Gobble Me!” Truck and Bus Ads Are Turning Heads 25 November 2024
"Don't Gobble Me!" Leafleting for Turkeys at Encinitas Holiday Street Fair, Encinitas, CA on Sunday, November 24, 2024. 25 November 2024 First sighting of our “Be Kind to Turkeys - Go Vegan!” ads running on buses in Austin, Texas through the entire month of November. 20 November 2024 Saturday, November 30: FAUN “Abolish Live Markets” Demo at Marzigliano’s Live Poultry , West New York, NJ.
Vegan (Thanksgiving) Demo in Olney, MD: Raise Awareness for Farmed Animals on Sunday, November 17, 2024. 19 November 2024 Our "Don't Gobble Me!" truck is turning lots of heads in downtown Washington, DC and runs on November 15, 16 & 17, 2024. 16 November 2024 UPC is grateful for all the wonderful activists that showed today up to be a voice for turkeys at our Leafleting for Turkeys at the White House. 16 November 2024 On November 15, 16 & 17, we are running our ads “Don't Gobble Me! Be Kind to Turkeys - Go Vegan!” on a truck driving around downtown Washington, DC for 8 hours each day. 15 November 2024 Two of our 14 “What Wings Are For! Give a Cluck. Go Vegan!” Bike Station ads near the White House are still being displayed 6 months later! 9 November 2024 UPC Fall 2024 Poultry Press – Volume 34, Number 2
5 November 2024 Inside: Urge Marriott to Dump Feather & Down Products • Bubba the Rooster Rescued •
Oberlin Public Library Chick Hatching Update • “Good” versus “Bad” Anthropomorphism •
NYC Foie Gras Ban Overturned • FAUN Live Market Demos • Animal Stories: Lives at a Farm Sanctuary • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More!
Saturday, November 16: Leafleting for Turkeys at the White House, Washington, DC. UPC will leaflet for turkeys in Lafayette Park across from the White House from Noon to 3 p.m. Posters, Banners, and Turkeys Brochures will be provided. All we need is YOU! For information, email info@upc-online.org.
Saturday, November 16: FAUN “Abolish Live Markets” Demo at Marzigliano’s Live Poultry , West New York, NJ.
Urge the U.S. Postal Service to Stop Shipping Baby Chicks and Other Animals 31 October 2024
Saturday, November 2: FAUN “Abolish Live Markets” Demo at Marzigliano’s Live Poultry , West New York, NJ.
Precious Bubba, our new rooster, was rescued from a construction site in Chesapeake, VA. 28 October 2024 The Guardian (UK): Labour to legalise harmful practice of carrying chickens by legs, say charities23 October 2024 Incredible Kaporos Surrender and Rescue! 15 October 2024 Homes Needed after Pure Prairie Poultry Abandons Thousands of Chickens 15 October 2024
UPC had a wonderful day talking with attendees at Richmond VegFest on Saturday, October 5, 2024. 7 October 2024 Saturday, October 5: Richmond Vegfest , Byrd Park, Richmond, VA.UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
Saturday, October 5: FAUN “Abolish Live Markets” Demo at Marzigliano’s Live Poultry , West New York, NJ.
Kaporos with Chickens: Can We Find a More Humane Alternative? 3 October 2024 We Are Gearing up for This Year’s Massive Kaporos Chicken Rescue! 1 October 2024 Drivers Needed to Transport the Kaporos Chicken Rescue Survivors 3 October 2024 UPC was glad to be a part of Maryland Vegan Fest at Roots Market on Saturday, September 28, 2024. 30 September 2024 Saturday, September 28: Maryland Vegan Fest , Clarksville, MD.UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
Support the Official 2024 NYC Kaporos Rescue - Fundraiser for the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos 16 September 2024 Sunday, September 15: Cville Vegfest , IX Art Park, Charlottesville, VA.UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
Provide a Home for a 2024 Kaporos Survivor 12 September 2024 Oberlin Public Library’s Cruel Chick Hatching Not Renewed in 2024, but No Promise for Future 12 September 2024
Saturday, September 14: Please join Friends of Animals United NJ - FAUN for a “Live Animal Market” demonstration , West New York, NJ.10 September 2024
Afternoon Delight at UPC 9 September 2024 - fb.com/UnitedPoultryConcerns Greenbelt Labor Day Festival Information Day, August 31, 2024 - a great place to get out our message. 31 August 2024 Urge Marriott to Discontinue Feather & Down Products 27 August 2024
Saturday, August 31: Greenbelt Labor Day Festival’s Information Day , Greenbelt, MD.UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
Saturday, August 10: Pittsburgh Vegfest , Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh, PA.UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
Photos of Kahlua the rooster, one of fifty chickens rescued from a cockfighting operation in Virginia Beach, VA and brought to our sanctuary on July 27, 2018. 4 August 2024 Saturday, August 3, 1pm-5pm FAUN “Abolish Live Markets” Demo at Marzigliano’s Live Poultry 30 July 2024
Petition: Justice For Four Beloved Hens Bludgeoned to Death ‘For Fun’ 19 July 2024
Friday-Sunday, July 19-21: Taking Action for Animals 2024 , Crystal Gateway Mariott, Arlington, VA.UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
Saturday, July 20: Please join Friends of Animals United NJ - FAUN for a “Live Animal Market” demonstration , West New York, NJ.
UPC Summer 2024 Poultry Press – Volume 34, Number 1
2 July 2024 Inside: UPC Welcomes Rachel & Matilda • Respect for Chickens Ads & Activism • Glimmers of Light in the Dark of Night • Rowdy the Rooster • Futuristic Fate of Birds and the Other Earthlings • Chickens Talk. Are You Listening? • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More!
Everyone at UPC loves watermelon on a sunny day! 21 June 2024 Chicken Run Rescue International Respect for Chickens Day Work Party, 2024 19 June 2024 An Attempt to Weaken Oklahoma Anti‑Cockfighting Law 13 June 2024
UPC had a great day tabling at the Lancaster VegFest on Saturday, June 1, 2024. 4 June 2024 Saturday, June 1: Lancaster VegFest , Buchanan Park, Lancaster, PA.UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
Western Mass. Animal Rights Advocates (WMARA) Celebration of International Respect for Chickens Day 26 May 2024 Leafleting for International Respect for Chickens Day/Month at Walmart in Carlsbad, CA on May 17, 2024. 18 May 2024 Vegan Nation with Marlene Narrow: Int’l Respect for Chickens Day/Month 14 May 2024 UPC had a great weekend advocating for the birds and vegan living at the Greenbelt Green Man Festival on May 11 & 12, 2024. 13 May 2024 Saturday-Sunday, May 11-12: Greenbelt Green Man Festival 2024 , Greenbelt, MD.UPC will be hosting an exhibit table.
More photos of our "What Wings Are For! Give a Cluck. Go Vegan!" ads running through May at 14 Washington, DC Bike Share locations 9 May 2024 For three days, starting on International Respect for Chickens Day, May 4th, we ran our ads “What Wings Are For! Life Can Be Beautiful Go Vegan!” and “Kindness is Contagious - Live Vegan - Wash Your Hands of Animal Suffering” on a truck driving around downtown Washington, DC for 8 hours each day. 7 May 2024 Animal Rights Florida Protest at Orlando Live Poultry on International Respect for Chickens Day 6 May 2024 Marina Drake Art Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 6 May 2024 UPC had a great day of advocacy for chickens (and a little bit of rain) leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day on Saturday, May 4, 2024. 5 May 2024 Memes for International Respect for Chickens Month by Beth Lily Redwood Photography 5 May 2024 Toronto Chicken Save Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2024 Free from Harm Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2024 Roosters of Ragnarok Celebrates International Respect for Chickens Day 4 May 2024 Tuesday, May 7: Vegan Nation with Marlene Narrow: Int’l Respect for Chickens Day/Month WCUW 91.3 FM, Listen online: wcuw.org/listen
Saturday, May 4: Protest on International Respect for Chickens Day at Orlando Live Poultry , Orlando, FL.Hosted by Animal Rights Florida, Solutionary Species and Animal Activist Mentorship
National Today: International Respect for Chickens Day – May 4, 2024 1 May 2024 Getting out the message early for International Respect for Chickens Day at "Vegan Demo in Olney, MD: Raise Awareness for Farmed Animals!" on Sunday, April 28, 2024. 30 April 2024 Twyla Francois Art & Investigation: Three Reasons to Respect Chickens for International Respect for Chickens Day 30 April 2024 PetEuthanasia.info: International Respect for Chickens Day 28 April 2024 Saturday, May 4, 12pm-3pm Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day 27 April 2024
Saturday, May 4: Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day Please join United Poultry Concerns from 12-3pm at Lafayette Park across from the White House to leaflet and educate people for International Respect for Chickens Day. UPC will provide brochures, posters & banners. All we need is YOU!
First sighting of our beautiful "What Wings Are For! Give a Cluck. Go Vegan!" ads at 14 Bike Share locations in Washington, DC 24 April 2024 - fb.com/unitedpoultryconcerns
The Atlantic : For Earth Day, a Photo Appreciation of Birds. Photo number 4: A mother hen protects a group of chicks under her wings and body. 22 April 2024 Saturday, May 4: Celebrate International Respect for Chickens Day , Elko New Market, MN.Hosted by Chicken Run Rescue and Compassionate Action for Animals.
Rowdy the rooster is still going strong! 16 April 2024 - fb.com/unitedpoultryconcerns Chicken Run Rescue: Remember Amma and Celebrate International Respect for Chickens Day 13 April 2024
Rev. David Sickles’ Letter to Glens Falls Collaborative Re: Wing Fest 12 April 2024
Saturday, May 4, 2024 Humane Hoax Chicken Webinar 12 April 2024
Urge Glens Falls Wing Fest to Drop the Dead Wings 10 April 2024
NY Times: A Cruel Way to Control Bird Flu? Poultry Giants Cull and Cash In5 April 2024
International Respect for Chickens Day May 4, 2024 3 April 2024
LA Times: California Wildlife is Vulnerable to an Avian Flu ‘Apocalypse’ 14 March 2024
UPC Winter-Spring 2024 Poultry Press – Volume 33, Number 3
4 March 2024 Inside: “Broiler Breeder” Chickens • Media Sabotage Plant-Based Meats • Bird Flu – Fiction versus Fact • Remembering Karen Davis • International Respect for Chickens Day May 4 • Freddaflower Fund • Vegan Recipe Corner & More!
Saturday, Feb 24: The 5th Annual Humane Hoax Online Conference 16 February 2024
A Few Good Hen 30 January 2024 - fb.com/unitedpoultryconcerns
Chickens Talk. Are You Listening? 19 Jan 2024
Millions of Tax Dollars Used by USDA for Bird Flu Bailouts 14 January 2024 Podcast Transcript Added: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) – Fiction versus Fact Updated 12 January 2024 Special Friends: Rupert the rooster and UPC sanctuary assistant Paul Connon 5 January 2024 - fb.com/UnitedPoultryConcerns/videos