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November 4, 2023 at 11:58 PM

Karen Davis, President and Founder of UPC, Has Passed Away

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October 19, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Great News! Matching Funds for Kaporos Chicken Rescue!

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September 22, 2023 at 1:07 PM

A rooster and a hen find love, comfort, and companionship

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September 13, 2023 at 2:48 PM

Get Justice for a Goose Brutally Beaten To Death by a Golfer

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September 8, 2023 at 2:06 PM

Video Interview: True Sanctuary With Karen Davis

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August 24, 2023 at 6:40 PM

Petition: Stop Cruel Chick Hatching at Ohio Public Library

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August 17, 2023 at 12:28 AM

Karen Davis: This Conversation Will Change How You See Chickens

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August 9, 2023 at 8:02 PM

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August 4, 2023 at 9:58 AM

Animal Outlook’s Investigation of Tyson Grower Reveals Mass, Systemic Cruelty

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August 1, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Are Farmed Animal Sanctuaries at Risk?

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July 29, 2023 at 12:18 PM

Soybeans and Dairy: Sleaze, Lies, Wickedness & Waste

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July 24, 2023 at 4:33 PM

UPC's Summer 2023 Poultry Press Now Available!

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July 22, 2023 at 11:50 AM

UPC Letter in NYT: "Missing Element in the Article"

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July 21, 2023 at 9:19 AM

Podcast: Lost in the Vast, Dark World of Gene-Editing

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July 11, 2023 at 7:39 PM

“What Does Animal LIBERATION Really Mean?” Now Posted!

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July 6, 2023 at 5:10 AM

What's Wrong with ‘Humanely Raised’ Poultry and Eggs?

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June 29, 2023 at 12:07 AM

Glimpses of Happy Chickens at United Poultry Concerns

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June 26, 2023 at 1:47 PM

ANIMAL LIBERATION: What Does It REALLY Mean? Living One Presentation June 30

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June 22, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Partners in The Humane Hoax: Take Action!

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June 21, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Avian Influenza: Poultry, Pigs and People

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June 15, 2023 at 1:25 PM

Podcast: Focused Campaigns versus Closed Circle Campaigns: What Would a Chicken Say?

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June 13, 2023 at 9:13 AM

Compassionate Living’s 4th Annual Humane Hoax Conference Now Posted on YouTube!

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June 9, 2023 at 10:37 PM

Event Announcement: This Conversation Will Change How You See Chickens

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June 7, 2023 at 9:15 PM

Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Medicine: Library Chick-Hatching Event is “Inhumane”

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June 6, 2023 at 11:00 PM

Help Us Shut Down Oberlin Public Library's CRUEL Chick Hatching Events!

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June 1, 2023 at 1:54 PM

Our Big Beautiful Transit Ads in Atlanta & Washington, DC Urge Chicken-Free!

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May 30, 2023 at 12:56 PM

“Animal Liberation Now”: Nothing to Crow About

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May 26, 2023 at 12:37 PM

Podcast: The Futuristic Fate of Birds and the Other Earthlings

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May 24, 2023 at 12:18 PM

(Why) Would the Media Want Plant-Based Meats to Fail?

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May 15, 2023 at 9:31 PM

Our 4th annual Humane Hoax Online Conference is coming up on May 20th!

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May 11, 2023 at 8:15 PM

The Hen is a Symbol of Motherhood for Reasons We May Have Forgotten, So Let Us Recall

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May 9, 2023 at 3:05 PM

International Respect for Chickens Day/month of May: Images and Words of Kindness and Respect for Our Feathered Friends

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May 7, 2023 at 5:21 PM

Podcast: Sarah, the Hen: Her Legs Were Made for Walking

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May 4, 2023 at 8:40 PM

Free from Harm: Help Us Shut Down “WingOut” on International Respect for Chickens Day!

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May 4, 2023 at 1:23 PM

Saturday, May 6: Leafleting at the White House for International Respect for Chickens Day

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May 2, 2023 at 2:28 PM

How Can We Promote Respect For Chickens? An Interview With Karen Davis Of United Poultry Concerns

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May 1, 2023 at 4:43 PM

News Release: International Respect For Chickens Day Celebrates Compassion for Chickens

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April 26, 2023 at 6:19 PM

UPC's Spring 2023 Poultry Press Now Available!

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April 25, 2023 at 9:08 PM

Invitation to the Virtual Book Launch Party of the Humane Hoax: Essays Exposing the Myth of Happy Meat, Humane Dairy, and Ethical Eggs.

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April 21, 2023 at 12:58 PM

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April 17, 2023 at 7:15 PM

Join Book Launch Party for The Humane Hoax: Essays Exposing the Myth of Happy Meat, Humane Dairy, and Ethical Eggs!

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April 10, 2023 at 7:35 AM

International Respect for Chickens - Gallery of Ideas 2023

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April 7, 2023 at 2:59 PM

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April 3, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Anthropomorphism as Activism Now Posted on YouTube

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March 31, 2023 at 7:29 PM

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March 27, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Anthropomorphism as Activism: How to Promote Animal Liberation

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March 25, 2023 at 4:31 AM

Chicken Love – Three Sweet Videos!

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March 21, 2023 at 3:38 PM

Urge Wyoming Officials to Oppose Unlawful Chicken Roping Contest

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March 17, 2023 at 12:22 PM

False Equivalencies Between Humans and Other Animals

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March 10, 2023 at 6:04 PM

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