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March 15, 2022 at 5:15 PM

REMINDER: Thursday, March 17: For the Love of Chickens ~ From Exploitation to Liberation!

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March 9, 2022 at 4:41 PM

International Respect for Chickens Day - May 4

9 March 2022 What’s the best way to honor and celebrate the birds? United Poultry Concerns and Chicken Run Rescue want to hear YOUR ideas for ways to inspire compassion and action for chickens. Winning entries will receive prizes and be publicized by UPC and CRR…

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March 6, 2022 at 6:08 PM

Alternatives to School Hatching Projects and Facts About Chickens

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March 4, 2022 at 9:23 PM

Bird Flu and Tractor Supply: Urge “No Baby Chicks or Ducklings!”

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March 2, 2022 at 7:34 PM

For the Love of Chickens ~ From Exploitation to Liberation: Online Event March 17!

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February 28, 2022 at 4:29 PM

(How) Does Salmonella Grow on Trees? Answer: It Doesn’t

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February 19, 2022 at 4:09 PM

FOREVER YOUNG: How Six Great Individuals Have Drawn upon the Powers of Childhood and How We Can Follow Their Lead

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February 12, 2022 at 5:44 PM

A “Super Bowl” of Suffering for Nothing

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February 10, 2022 at 5:52 PM

The Importance of Mothers by Bill Crain of Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary

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February 7, 2022 at 11:17 PM

Disney’s Animal Kingdom “has the opportunity to present visitors with a magical, meat-free menu.”

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February 4, 2022 at 3:53 PM

UPC's Winter 2022 Poultry Press Now Available!

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February 2, 2022 at 2:38 PM

The Dilemma of Backyard Chicken-Keeping

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January 29, 2022 at 2:51 PM

Golden Ruleism: Living A Golden Rule-Guided Life

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January 26, 2022 at 11:13 AM

VEGAN VOICES: A Book Review by Dr. Richard H. Schwartz

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January 24, 2022 at 8:03 PM

New Podcast: Should Animal Advocates “Pretend To Be More Optimistic”?

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January 20, 2022 at 4:22 PM

Blurring the Boundary Between Humans and Other Animals

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January 14, 2022 at 7:14 PM

A Request: “Pretend to Be More Optimistic”

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January 12, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Will Birds Sing Or Will They Be Silent? – VEGAN VOICES writer Karen Davis PhD

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January 7, 2022 at 5:27 PM

What Does It Mean to Be an “Animal Lover”?

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January 5, 2022 at 9:56 PM

Beware * Don’t Buy * Don’t Wear!

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December 31, 2021 at 7:15 PM

Becoming an Activist, Humane Education, “Humane” Factory Farming

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December 30, 2021 at 3:43 PM

Hope Bohanec Departs UPC at the End of the Month

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December 28, 2021 at 4:50 PM

Petition: Tell American Veterinary Medical Association to Oppose Inhumane “Depopulation”

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December 25, 2021 at 8:08 AM

A Pre-Christmas Day Celebration with Animal Rights Colleagues & Friends

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December 23, 2021 at 5:48 PM

Vegan Love and Rescue

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December 22, 2021 at 8:27 PM

Massachusetts Legislature Betrays “Egg‐Laying” Hens & Voters

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December 21, 2021 at 7:55 PM

UPC TARGETS AMERICAN HUMANE ON BEHALF OF TURKEYS

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December 17, 2021 at 5:10 PM

Support UPC This Holiday Season!

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December 14, 2021 at 4:17 PM

The Vibrant Voices of Chickens with Karen Davis

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December 8, 2021 at 3:30 PM

Order your 2022 Chicken Run Rescue Calendar NOW!

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December 6, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Does Guilt Have a Place in Animal Rights Activism?

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December 2, 2021 at 5:04 PM

Poetry and an Open Heart for Animals

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November 30, 2021 at 2:58 PM

Ira Glass Runs Chicken Killing Story on This American Life on NPR Stations, Nov 26, 2021

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November 27, 2021 at 7:05 PM

Benjamin Franklin’s Electric Shock While Trying to Electrocute a Turkey

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November 25, 2021 at 5:34 PM

Sharing the Love & the Loathing

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November 23, 2021 at 3:15 PM

Traditional Thanksgiving: Where the “Sacred” and the Profane Intersect

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November 22, 2021 at 1:08 AM

Turkey Education Action Nov. 19 at Bellingham Food Co-Op in Washington State Plus Decorated Turkey Advocacy Yard!

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November 20, 2021 at 3:38 PM

Turkeys and Tradition

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November 17, 2021 at 8:30 PM

“Chicken Little”? No Way! “Famous Fido”? The Way!

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November 16, 2021 at 1:56 AM

"The Revolution Will Be Plant Based" Yet Most Progressives Still Tune Out Animal Liberation

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November 12, 2021 at 4:42 PM

Ghost of a Male Chick in Each Egg & What We MUST Do If We Care

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November 10, 2021 at 7:24 PM

Creating an Irresistible Vegan Community

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November 8, 2021 at 6:09 PM

Our Turkey Bus Posters in Austin, TX Win Praises!

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November 5, 2021 at 9:52 PM

CLARIFICATION Re: Huffpost Turkey Article

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November 4, 2021 at 6:39 PM

“Thanksgiving Without Turkey? A Valid Argument For Skipping The Bird”

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November 3, 2021 at 6:55 PM

TURKEY HUNTER, “Creatively Arrayed in Pink Camo”

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November 1, 2021 at 3:41 PM

Big Dreams for a Vegan Economy

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October 29, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Kaporos 2021: Chaos, Care and Rescue in Brooklyn, and a New Film

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October 27, 2021 at 8:09 PM

Moral Injury in Animal Advocates and Nonhuman Animals and the Commonality of Being Reduced to “Lesser Beings”

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October 23, 2021 at 1:52 PM

UPC's Fall 2021 Poultry Press Now Available!

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