Wild at Heart/Fate of the Chicken May 19, 2007

Wild at Heart
Captive Parrots: A Hidden Crisis

Marc Johnson
Founder/Director
Foster Parrots Sanctuary
PowerPoint Presentation

Time: 1 PM

Why is it that the concern for dolphins/primates is not offered to animals of equal intelligence? With over 40 million parrots in our homes, back rooms, basements, backyard sheds and in breeding facilities, why does the suffering of these intelligent creatures go unnoticed and is trivialized by the media?

Fate of the Chicken: From Tropical Forest to Factory Farm

By Karen Davis, PhD
President and Founder of United Poultry Concerns

Time: 2:30 PM

Fate of the Chicken is a one-hour PowerPoint presentation followed by a half hour question and answer session.

Synopsis:
Chickens originated in the tropical forests of India and Southeast Asia many thousands of years ago. These Jungle Fowl, still thriving, live vigorous lives, raising their families, foraging for food, roosting in trees. "Fate of the Chicken" takes you, via PowerPoint imagery, through the evolution of chickens from their forested beginnings and natural habitat through phases of their domestication including cockfighting, backyard chicken-keeping, Victorian metaphor, and the "Hen Fever" craze in the 19th century that led to modern chicken and egg production.

Karen Davis, PhD
is President and Founder of United Poultry Concerns. She is the founding editor of UPC’s quarterly magazine Poultry Press and the author of several books including Prisoned Chickens, Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry and More Than a Meal: The Turkey in History, Myth, Ritual, and Reality. Karen maintains a sanctuary for chickens, turkeys, ducks, and peafowl in Machipongo, Va. For more information visit www.upc-online.org/karenbio.htm.

United Poultry Concerns
is a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of chickens, turkeys and other domestic fowl. UPC addresses the treatment of domestic fowl in food production, science, education, entertainment, and human companionship situations, and maintains a sanctuary for rescued chickens at its headquarters on the Virginia Eastern shore.

No admission charge.

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