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January 30, 2020 at 6:53 PM

[UPC] UPC's Winter-Spring 2020 Poultry Press Now Available!

UPC's Winter-Spring 2020 Poultry Press Now Available! 30 January 2020 UPC's Winter-Spring 2020 Poultry Press Now Available! UPC's Winter-Spring 2020 Poultry Press Inside This Issue UPC's Ninth Annual Conscious Eating Conference - Making Connections: Overlapp…

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January 23, 2020 at 5:36 PM

[UPC] NEW DATE: 2nd Annual Humane Hoax Online Summit

NEW DATE: 2nd Annual Humane Hoax Online Summit 23 January 2020   2nd Annual Humane Hoax Online Summit NEW DATE: Saturday, January 25, 2020 Due to technical issues, we rescheduled the Humane Hoax Online Summit for this Saturday! Faced with growing cultural cri…

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January 20, 2020 at 11:57 PM

[UPC] Podcast: Karen Davis on Chickens & Fowl Language on Our Hen House

Podcast: Karen Davis on Chickens & Fowl Language on Our Hen House 20 January 2020 Podcast: Karen Davis on Chickens & Fowl Language on Our Hen House Dear Friends, I was recently interviewed by Our Hen House to talk about United Poultry Concerns and chicke…

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January 18, 2020 at 1:40 PM

[UPC] PETITION: End Criminal "Chicken Toss"

PETITION: End Criminal “Chicken Toss” 18 January 2020 PETITION: End Criminal “Chicken Toss” Desensitizing children to the feelings of animals is part of the purpose of this brutal event. PETITION: End Criminal “Chicken Toss” at Pioneer Days in Ridgeland, Wisconsi…

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January 15, 2020 at 5:01 PM

[UPC] Plane Crashes and Slaughterhouses: Who Suffers More?

Plane Crashes and Slaughterhouses: Who Suffers More? 15 January 2020 Plane Crashes and Slaughterhouses: Who Suffers More? By Karen Davis, PhD, President, United Poultry Concerns This article was first published Jan. 15, 2020 by Animals 24-7. Beth Clifton colla…

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January 14, 2020 at 5:22 PM

[UPC] John Sanbonmatsu: "Why 'fake' meat isn't,"

John Sanbonmatsu: “Why 'fake' meat isn't,” 14 January 2020 John Sanbonmatsu: “Why 'fake' meat isn't,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan 13, 2020 “Only in recent decades have we come to associate the word ‘meat’ exclusively with the flesh of animals. The word derives from…

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January 9, 2020 at 11:40 AM

[UPC] Petition: Kentucky Needs a Clearly Written and Upgraded Felony Cockfighting Law

Petition: Kentucky Needs a Clearly Written and Upgraded Felony Cockfighting Law 9 January 2020 Petition: Kentucky Needs a Clearly Written and Upgraded Felony Cockfighting Law Please Sign & Share This Petition For years Kentucky has failed to present an upd…

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January 7, 2020 at 10:18 AM

[UPC] Urge Ridgeland, Wisconsin Officials to Stop Cruel Chicken Toss

Urge Ridgeland, Wisconsin Officials to Stop Cruel Chicken Toss 7 January 2020 Urge Ridgeland, Wisconsin Officials to Stop Cruel Chicken Toss From: Letter to Dunn County Officials, Ridgeland, Wisconsin “The chickens being subjected to this extremely stressful and…

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January 6, 2020 at 7:54 AM

[UPC] Overlapping Oppressions: Register Now for Our Conscious Eating Conference

Overlapping Oppressions: Register Now for Our Conscious Eating Conference Feb. 29, 2020! 6 January 2020 Overlapping Oppressions: Register Now for Our Conscious Eating ConferenceFeb. 29, 2020! Conscious Eating Conference My talk, “Comparing Atrocities: Pros, Cons…

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January 1, 2020 at 10:07 PM

[UPC] Put A LIGHT FOOTPRINT ON THE PLANET - Be VEGAN

Put a Light Footprint on the Planet - Be Vegan 1 January 2020     United Poultry Concerns is a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl. Don't just switch from beef to chicken. Go Vegan. www.UPC-…

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December 30, 2019 at 4:11 PM

[UPC] The 2nd Annual Humane Hoax Online Summit

The 2nd Annual Humane Hoax Online Summit 30 December 2019 The 2nd Annual Humane Hoax Online Summit United Poultry Concerns is proud to sponsor the 2nd Annual Humane Hoax Online Summit 2020. We have an awesome line-up of speakers this year, and the best part? You c…

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December 26, 2019 at 12:06 PM

[UPC] Faux Meat versus Dead Meat, by Karen Davis

Faux Meat versus Dead Meat, by Karen Davis 26 December 2019 Faux Meat versus Dead Meat, by Karen Davis Photo Credit: Evan Sung for The New York Times Karen’s comment received 62 Recommended responses, placing it among the most recommended comments addressing Fake…

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December 23, 2019 at 9:16 PM

[UPC] Chickens or Pigs: Would You Pick One to Suffer More?

Chickens or Pigs: Would You Pick One to Suffer More? 23 December 2019 Chickens or Pigs: Would You Pick One to Suffer More? By Karen Davis, PhD, President of United Poultry Concerns First Published December 23, 2019 on Sentient Media UPC sanctuary hen. Photo by …

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December 18, 2019 at 6:47 PM

[UPC] Voices for Animal Liberation is Ready to Order!

Voices for Animal Liberation is Ready to Order! 18 December 2019 Voices for Animal Liberation is Ready to Order! Dear Contributors, “Thank you for your contribution to this book, and please help spread the word about it! I really believe Voices for Animal Li…

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December 17, 2019 at 4:02 PM

[UPC] Support UPC This Holiday Season!

UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season 17 December 2019 UPC Needs Your Support This Holiday Season   Please Donate   Holiday Greetings from United Poultry Concerns Photo of Rainbow the rooster and Karen Davis by Unparalleled Suffering From Our Hearts …

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December 16, 2019 at 11:34 PM

[UPC] "I Feel So Bad For Those Turkeys Hauled on Freezing Nights"

“I Feel So Bad For Those Turkeys Hauled on Freezing Nights” 16 December 2019 “I Feel So Bad For Those Turkeys Hauled on Freezing Nights” Photo of turkeys being trucked January 25, 2007 to a Sara Lee slaughterhouse in Iowa in freezing temperatures, courtesy of Anima…

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December 11, 2019 at 9:58 AM

[UPC] Order Your 2020 Chicken Run Rescue Photo Contest Calendars Now!

Order Your 2020 Chicken Run Rescue Photo Contest Calendars Now! 11 December 2019 Order Your 2020 Chicken Run Rescue Photo Contest Calendars Now! Greetings to UPC Supporters from Chicken Run Rescue! Winning Chicken Run Rescue calendar photo of Bob McGrath and his…

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December 10, 2019 at 2:18 PM

[UPC] Tell NPR: Bloodsport Enthusiasts Are Not Animal Experts!

Tell NPR: Bloodsport Enthusiasts Are Not Animal Experts! 10 December 2019 Tell NPR: Bloodsport Enthusiasts Are Not Animal Experts! Email campaign from Free from Harm On Monday, December 2nd, NPR's popular radio show “Here and Now” featured a segment that soun…

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December 5, 2019 at 6:54 PM

[UPC] Appeal to Washington Governor on Petition Denial by the Office of Public Instruction

Appeal to Washington Governor on Petition Denial by the Office of Public Instruction 5 December 2019 Appeal to Washington Governor on Petition Denial by the Office of Public Instruction   On Nov. 23, 2019, Attorney Adam P. Karp submitted the following Appeal to…

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December 2, 2019 at 6:53 PM

[UPC] "Poultry Slam" Clarified: Verbal Cruelty

“Poultry Slam” Clarified: Verbal Cruelty 2 December 2019 “Poultry Slam” Clarified: Verbal Cruelty Dear Friends, Some confusion was expressed yesterday by some readers about whether the “Poultry Slam” involved physical slamming of chickens and other birds. No! We’d …

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December 1, 2019 at 7:18 PM

[UPC] Open Letter to Ira Glass and This American Life

Open Letter to Ira Glass and This American Life 1 December 2019 Photo of UPC sanctuary hens by Karen Davis Open Letter to Ira Glass and This American Life Dear Friends, In your own words, please feel free to share your concerns and your compassion for chickens p…

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November 27, 2019 at 8:06 PM

[UPC] "Great Wake" for the Turkeys

Prayer Circle for Animals #454; “Great Wake” for the Turkeys 27 November 2019 Prayer Circle for Animals #454 “Great Wake” for the Turkeys November 25, 2019 Our Daily Noon Prayer “COMPASSION ENCIRCLES THE EARTH FOR ALL BEINGS EVERYWHERE” And Our Prayer for the We…

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November 26, 2019 at 10:09 PM

[UPC] Protecting Purity from Pollution, or Protecting Pollution from Purity?

Protecting Purity from Pollution, or Protecting Pollution from Purity? 26 November 2019 Protecting Purity from Pollution, or Protecting Pollution from Purity? The Golden Age, Garden of Eden, and Thanksgiving Myth of Origin By Karen Davis PhD, President, United Poult…

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November 23, 2019 at 6:54 PM

[UPC] The "Thanksgiving" Turkey: Object of Sentimentality, Sarcasm, and Sacrifice

The “Thanksgiving” Turkey: Object of Sentimentality, Sarcasm, and Sacrifice 23 November 2019 The “Thanksgiving” Turkey: Object of Sentimentality, Sarcasm, and Sacrifice By Karen Davis, PhD, President, United Poultry Concerns The “Thanksgiving” turkey: object of sen…

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November 21, 2019 at 6:04 PM

[UPC] UPC President Karen Davis Live Friday on The Other Animals!

UPC President Karen Davis Live Friday on The Other Animals! 21 November 2019 UPC President Karen Davis Live Friday on The Other Animals! Karen Davis joins Laurent Levy, host of The Other Animals, a weekly radio/live streaming talk-show program/podcast on WWDB in…

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November 20, 2019 at 8:38 PM

[UPC] Announcing UPC's 9th Annual Conscious Eating Conference

Announcing UPC’s 9th Annual Conscious Eating Conference 20 November 2019 Announcing UPC’s 9th Annual Conscious Eating Conference Saturday, February 29, 2020 David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA Join United Poultry Concerns for our 9th annual Consci…

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November 20, 2019 at 3:43 AM

[UPC] Turkeys: Sympathy, Sensibility, and Sentience

Turkeys: Sympathy, Sensibility, and Sentience 19 November 2019 (Beth Clifton collage)   Turkeys: Sympathy, Sensibility, and Sentience Plus Social Dancing and Driving Off Predators By Karen Davis, PhD, President, United Poultry Concerns This article was first publ…

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November 14, 2019 at 5:23 PM

[UPC] UPC Leaflets for Turkeys at the White House Saturday November 16 - Please join us!

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November 13, 2019 at 5:42 PM

[UPC] Liberty Mutual Emu Ad versus the Chantix Turkey

Liberty Mutual Emu Ad versus the Chantix Turkey 13 November 2019 Liberty Mutual Emu Ad versus the Chantix Turkey Liberty Mutual Emu Commercials Dear Friends, In September, we asked you to contact Liberty Mutual Insurance to protest the demeaning and violent emu a…

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November 10, 2019 at 10:41 PM

[UPC] Chickens are Courageous Birds. They are NOT Cowards, or a Trope for Human Cowardice

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November 8, 2019 at 7:33 PM

[UPC] UPC's Winter 2019 Poultry Press Now Available!

UPC's Winter 2019 Poultry Press Now Available! 8 November 2019 UPC's Winter 2019 Poultry Press Now Available! UPC's Winter 2019 Poultry Press Inside This Issue Praises for For the Birds: From Exploitation to Liberation by Karen Davis, PhD Updated Brochure C…

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November 7, 2019 at 8:23 PM

[UPC] Costco, Bill Gates & Africa: The Chicken Connection

Costco, Bill Gates & Africa: The Chicken Connection 7 November 2019 Costco, Bill Gates & Africa: The Chicken Connection A chicken breeding farm in Africa What connects Costco and The Gates Foundation is their betrayal of what they claim on behalf of animal…

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November 6, 2019 at 6:39 PM

[UPC] US Gets First-Ever Vegan Fried Chicken Shop

US Gets First-Ever Vegan Fried Chicken Shop 6 November 2019 US GETS ITS FIRST-EVER VEGAN FRIED CHICKEN SHOP Latina-owned vegan company Eat Love will be the first in the United States to serve KFC-style buckets of vegan chicken. by ANNA STAROSTINETSKAYA Read t…

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November 2, 2019 at 10:59 PM

[UPC] Correction: This alert does NOT mean to imply that the NYC ban on force-feeding is false or worthless

Clarification of NYC Ban on Foie Gras 2 November 2019 Clarification of NYC Ban on Foie Gras Proposed Int. No. 1378-A - 10/28/19 Banning the sale or provision of certain force-fed poultry products On October 30th, we posted NYC Passes Ban on Foie Gras Putting…

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November 2, 2019 at 9:30 PM

[UPC] Clarification of NYC Ban on Foie Gras

Clarification of NYC Ban on Foie Gras 2 November 2019 Clarification of NYC Ban on Foie Gras Proposed Int. No. 1378-A - 10/28/19 Banning the sale or provision of certain force-fed poultry products On October 30th, we posted NYC Passes Ban on Foie Gras Putting…

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October 31, 2019 at 5:19 PM

[UPC] NYC Passes Ban on Foie Gras Putting Animal Welfare First

NYC Passes Ban on Foie Gras Putting Animal Welfare First 31 October 2019 NYC Passes Ban on Foie Gras Putting Animal Welfare First United Poultry Concerns is pleased to share this wonderful news with you! October 30, 2019 A historic vote on animal rights legislati…

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October 30, 2019 at 7:59 PM

[UPC] Illegal Rooster Operation in Melrose, New Mexico

Illegal Rooster Operation in Melrose, New Mexico 30 October 2019 Illegal Rooster Operation in Melrose, New Mexico By Karen Davis, PhD, President On August 20, 2019, United Poultry Concerns received an email from a man in eastern New Mexico in a small town close …

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October 25, 2019 at 8:41 PM

[UPC] Kaporos Activism Focuses on Showing Care and Compassion for the Birds

Kaporos Activism Focuses on Showing Care and Compassion for the Birds 25 October 2019 Kaporos Activism Focuses on Showing Care and Compassion for the Birds Dear Friends, We are pleased to share with you two summary accounts of this year’s activities to help the thousands …

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October 21, 2019 at 3:45 PM

[UPC] Cockfighting Alert: Tell Monterey County, CA Officials to Enforce the Law

Cockfighting Alert: Tell Monterey County, CA Officials to Enforce the Law 21 October 2019 Cockfighting Alert: Tell Monterey County, CA Officials to Enforce the Law On October 15th, Steve Hindi and SHARK Investigator Janet Enoch appeared before the Monterey County Boa…

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October 16, 2019 at 6:13 PM

[UPC] Going Home: Beautiful Video of Beloved Chickens by Chicken Run Rescue

Going Home: Beautiful Video of Beloved Chickens by Chicken Run Rescue 16 October 2019 Going Home: Beautiful Video of Beloved Chickens by Chicken Run Rescue Please watch and share this poignant, lyrical tribute to the precious chickens. (running time 7:24 minutes) …

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October 13, 2019 at 10:14 PM

[UPC] Jill Carnegie Live at Kaporos Vigil in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Jill Carnegie Live at Kaporos Vigil in Crown Heights, Brooklyn 13 October 2019 Jill Carnegie Live at Kaporos Vigil in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Jill Carnegie, UPC’s Campaign Strategist for the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos, spoke live Oct. 7 at the Kaporos Vigil in th…

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October 7, 2019 at 2:36 PM

[UPC] Activists Cross NYPD Barricades to Provide Food and Water for Birds Brutalized in Illegal Open-air Slaughterhouse in Brooklyn, Exposing Extreme Political Corruption

News Release: Activists Hold Mass Vigil and Provide Water for Birds Brutalized in Illegal Open-air Slaughterhouse in Brooklyn, Exposing Extreme Political Corruption 7 October 2019 For Immediate Release Contact: Jill Carnegie | 646-326-3879 | [email protected] Con…

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October 2, 2019 at 7:27 PM

[UPC] Today Is World Farmed Animals Day, Oct. 2: Remember Them, Honor Them, Help Them

Today Is World Farmed Animals Day, Oct. 2: Remember Them, Honor Them, Help Them 2 October 2019 Today Is World Farmed Animals Day, Oct. 2: Remember Them, Honor Them, Help Them Dear Friends, In honor of World Farmed Animals Day, October 2nd, we are sharing with you t…

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September 30, 2019 at 1:38 PM

[UPC] Rescue & Adoption of Kaporos Chickens is Ready: Please Help!

Rescue & Adoption of Kaporos Chickens is Ready: Please Help! 30 September 2019 Rescue & Adoption of Kaporos Chickens is Ready: Please Help! Adopt a Kaporos Survivor Dear Friends, In the first week of October, thousands of young chickens will be trucked from …

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September 26, 2019 at 5:15 PM

[UPC] Karen Davis Will Speak For the Birds & Animal-Free Food at Vegan Roots Fest September 28 in Charlottesville, VA!

Karen Davis Will Speak For the Birds & Animal-Free Food at Vegan Roots Fest September 28 in Charlottesville, VA! 26 September 2019 Karen Davis Will Speak For the Birds & Animal-Free Food at Vegan Roots Fest September 28 in Charlottesville, VA!   Saturday, …

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September 25, 2019 at 6:33 PM

[UPC] Tell Liberty Mutual Insurance to Pull Their Emu Ads

Tell Liberty Mutual Insurance to Pull Their Emu Ads 25 September 2019 Tell Liberty Mutual Insurance to Pull Their Emu Ads By Karen Davis, PhD, President of United Poultry Concerns The long necks and excellent periscopic vision of emus enable them to survey the la…

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September 19, 2019 at 6:22 PM

[UPC] Karen Davis & Hope Bohanec Speak for the Birds & Vegan Living Sept 21

Karen Davis & Hope Bohanec Speak for the Birds & Vegan Living Sept 21 19 September 2019 Karen Davis & Hope Bohanec Speak for the Birds & Vegan Living Sept 21   Karen Davis Delaware Veg-Fest Glasgow Park, Newark, DE. Saturday, September 21,…

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September 18, 2019 at 2:22 PM

[UPC] High School Football Players Get a Pass For Luring, Beating & Strangling a Duck to Death

High School Football Players Get a Pass For Luring, Beating & Strangling a Duck to Death 18 September 2019 High School Football Players Get a Pass For Luring, Beating & Strangling a Duck to Death UPC Photo of Sanctuary Duck, Arnold, by Davida G. Breier   …

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September 17, 2019 at 12:24 PM

[UPC] Urge Prosecution of Duckling Abuser in Clearwater, Florida

Urge Prosecution of Duckling Abuser in Clearwater, Florida 17 September 2019 Urge Prosecution of Duckling Abuser in Clearwater, Florida People.com: Fla. Woman Accused of Letting Her 2 Dogs Kill Duckling While She Kicked Mother Duck Away   Read: UPC’s Letter t…

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September 15, 2019 at 10:05 AM

[UPC] This October, Chickens Need Your Help

This October, Chickens Need Your Help 15 September 2019 This October, Chickens Need Your Help. SHAMAYIM: Jewish Animal Advocacy Every year around Yom Kippur, certain Jewish communities participate in a ritual called Kaporos, originating in the medieval times where on the day…

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