2022

New York

• Kaporos Chicken Rescue Report 2022 UPC Winter 2023 Poultry Press
• End Chickens as Kaporos Activities in Progress as We Go to Press UPC Fall 2022 Poultry Press
• Health Department Probing Possible Foodborne Illness Outbreak in Brooklyn 26 October 2022 - TheCity.NYC
  If anyone has become sick after attending the events this year please contact Nora Marino at nora@marinojustice.com
• Thousands of Chickens Die of Hypothermia During Kaporos in Brooklyn - Their Turn 9 October 2022 - www.theirturn.net
• KAPOROS: An Unholy Ritual Webinar Ready to View! 7 October 2022
• Kaporos Chicken Rescue Supporter Pledges Matching Donation! 5 October 2022
• Video: Animal Rights Activists Hit with Milk, Eggs & Hot Water While Peacefully Providing Chickens with Food during the Days of Kaporos 4 October 2022
• Freezing Kaporos Chickens Need Donations and Healing Thoughts 3 October 2022
• Wednesday Sept. 28th; 12-1:15 EDT: New Date for KAPOROS Webinar: Wednesday Sept 28 24 September 2022
• Speak out against Religious Cruelty: Kapporos must stop! 11 September 2022 - www.shamayim.us
• September 28 - October 3: NYC Kaporos Week of Action 2022
• September 18: Kaporos 2022 Orientation Part 2
• August 14: Orientation for Kaporos Actions 2022
• Fundraiser: The Official Rescue for 2022 NYC Kaporos

New Jersey & Ohio

• Kaporos 2022: Hands-on Activism 19 October 2022 - www.all-creatures.org

Israel

• Meat The Victims IL 4 October 2022 - www.facebook.com/MeatTheVictimsIL

2020

New York

• Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos 2020 UPC Winter 2020 Poultry Press
• Animal Rights Activists Rescue 510 Chickens From Slaughter 7 December 2020 - TheirTurn.net
• NYC Bar Assoc Forum on Animal Sacrifice and "Chicken" Kaporos (12 June 2014) 2 November 2020 - YouTube.com
• Monday, October 26: Chicken Kaporos Webinar: Please Join Us! 20 October 2020
• COVID Cases Surge in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Hot Spots After Large, Mask-free Kaporos Events; Mayor and DOH Ignored Warnings 10 October 2020 - TheirTurn.net
• More than 500 Birds Saved! 29 September 2020 - Tamerlaine Animal Sanctuary
• Kaporos Chicken Slaughter: “An Unholy Ritual,” New York Daily News 24 September 2020
• Kaporos, Largest Live Animal Wet Market in the United States, Opens Ahead of Yom Kippur 19 September 2020 - TheirTurn.net
• Kaporos Chicken Rescue Begins: Please Donate to This Heroic Rescue Operation! 20 September 2020
• Animal Rights Group Plasters Anti-Kaporos Posters Throughout NYC 15 September 2020 - TheirTurn.net
• Help Us Help Kaporos Chickens: Please Support Our Campaign! 4 September 2020
• September 20-27: NYC Kaporos Week of Action
• This Is Kaporos: Unparalleled Suffering Presents 17 August 2020
• Animals 24-7 Recounts the Courage of Animal Rights Activist Shimon Shuchat, Who Died in late July. 8 August 2020
• In Memory and Honor of Animal Rights Activist Shimon Shuchat 6 August 2020
• Attorney for the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos Files New Motion in Kaporos Case 4 August 2020
• Pandemic Reinvigorates Push To Bar Pre-Yom Kippur ‘Kaporos’ Ritual In NYC 2 August 2020 - VosIzNeias.com

San Diego

• We Protested and Pleaded for Two Kaporos Chickens in San Diego, CA 30 September 2020

2018

New York

• New York Court of Appeals Dismisses Our Kaporos Case UPC Winter 2018-2019 Poultry Press
• Advocates Rally at City Hall in New York to Demand End to Illegal Mass Animal Sacrifice 4 December 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• Video Exposes Multiple Health Code Violations During Illegal Mass Animal Sacrifice in Brooklyn 26 November 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• Tuesday, November 27: City Hall Protest: Enforce the Law at Kaporos, New York, NY.
• De Blasio Administration Uses Tax Dollars to Aid and Abet in Crimes Against Animals – and Defends it in Court 27 October 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• New York State Court of Appeals Hears Arguments Against Chicken Kaporos 23 October 2018
• Wednesday, October 17th, 2pm: Court of Appeals Will Hear Case Against Chicken Kaporos 15 October 2018
• Court of Appeals Will Hear Case Against Chicken Kaporos, Oct. 17, 2018 UPC Fall 2018 Poultry Press
• The Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos is Proud to Announce Our Week of Vigils UPC Fall 2018 Poultry Press
• Thank You For Enabling Us to Meet – Exceed – Our Goal for the Kaporos Chickens! 25 September 2018
• Kaporos Chickens: “Help Our Rescuers Help Us, Please!” 19 September 2018
• Ritual Jewish Chicken Slaughter Met With Vegan Protests In Crown Heights 18 September 2018 - gothamist.com
• Kapparot: Why Thousands of Chickens Will Die Today in Controversial Ancient Ritual 18 September 2018 - newsweek.com
• Video: Thousands of dying chickens being slaughtered for the annual Kaporos, the cruel practice of using chickens for religious sacrifice 17 September 2018 - fb.com/JaneVelezMitchell
• Protesters hold Brooklyn vigil for chickens killed in religious ritual 17 September 2018 - abc7ny.com
• Chicken Blood Is Everywhere! The moral and legal case against kapparot 17 September 2018 - tabletmag.com
• Photos: Activists tried to comfort the birds by providing shade, food and water on the eve of Kaporos in Brooklyn 16 September 2018 - fb.com/chantelle.derrick
• Box of injured chickens found in Brooklyn 14 September 2018 - NYDailyNews.com
• Video: Activists providing water, food, and hopefully some comfort to hundreds of 6-week-old chickens destined for Kaporos slaughter in Brooklyn 13 September 2018 - fb.com/donnymossnyc
• Video: Chicken Care Vigil in Brooklyn 13 September 2018 - fb.com/theirturn
• News Release: Activists Hold Mass Vigil and Provide Water for Birds Brutalized in Illegal Open-air Slaughterhouse in Brooklyn, Exposing Extreme Political Corruption 14 September 2018
• Jewish Teaching Promotes Compassion, So Why Are Thousands of Chickens Abused and Killed for Yom Kippur Every Year? 12 September 2018 - IndependentMediaInstitute.org
• New York City Vigil to End Chicken Kaporos 12 September 2018 - AnimalPeopleForum.org
• Great News! Matching Funds for Kaporos Chicken Rescue! 11 September 2018
• Kaporos Chickens in NYC Need Your Help and Support! 10 September 2018
• Sunday, September 9, 10pm - Tuesday, September 11, 7am: Fast Against Kaporos Slaughter - 5 September 2018
• Wednesday, September 12 - Monday, September 17: WEEK of Vigils - Kaporos 2018, New York, NY.
• Wednesday, October 17: Court of Appeals, Oral Argument In Albany, Albany, NY “The Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos, et al. v. New York City Police Department, et al.”, will have their case heard in the Court of Appeals, when attorney Nora Constance Marino, Esq., is scheduled to orally argue the case in the state’s highest court.
• Thursday, August 30: Kaporos Orientation and Love-Based Training w/Guest Anita Krajnc, New York, NY.
• Video: A Look Inside Kaporos in NYC by Unparalleled Suffering 28 August 2018 - fb.com
• After Months of Protests, NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Resigns with Over Three Years Left in Her Term 7 August 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• Animal Rights and Public Health Advocates Disrupt NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Over Ritual Sacrifice 1 July 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• At Press Conference, Advocates Demand That NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Enforce the Law 19 June 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• Successful demonstration at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on June 6, 2018, working to hold Commissioner Mary Bassett accountable! 8 June 2018 - fb.com/AlliancetoEndChickensasKaporos
• Animal Advocates Protest against Orthodox Chicken Swinging Ceremony 6 June 2018 - NY1.com
• Wednesday, June 6: Protest NYC Department of Health, Long Island City, NY. Posters and flyers will be provided. Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos will seek media coverage.
• Protest Triggers NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett To Forfeit Presentation at Cornell 9 May 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• Activists Disrupt NYC Deputy Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot Over Animal Sacrifice 26 April 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• Protest Against Chicken Slaughter Disrupts Public Health Lecture 24 April 2018 - CornellSun.com
• Neighbors Lash Out as New Yorkers Protest at Home of Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Over Mass Animal Sacrifice 17 April 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• Sign Petition: Demand that NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Shut Down Illegal Animal Sacrific 5 April 2018 - www.ThePetitionSite.com
• Absence of NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Didn’t Stop Activists From Protesting Her Event 3 April 2018 TheirTurn.net
• NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Abandons Presentation During Animal Sacrifice Protest 29 March 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• AECK Spring Into Action at PS Kitchen, April 15, 2018 27 March 2018
• Activists Shut Down NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett’s Presentation 19 March 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• CALL-IN ACTION 3/19 + 3/20: Call NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett and ask how they will stop the health hazard of chicken Kaporos BEFORE it happens again! 19 March 2018 - fb.com/AlliancetoEndChickensasKaporos
• NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Protested Over Religious Animal Sacrifice 12 March 2018 - TheirTurn.net
• Outraged NYC Residents Escalate Pressure on Dept. of Health to Stop Ignoring Chicken Kaporos 8 March 2018
  (Also in UPC Spring 2018 Poultry Press)
• Protesters slam Health Department, implore city to ban Jewish chicken slaughter ritual 6 March 2018 - NYDailyNews.com
• Anti-Kaporos Activists Escalate Campaign Targeting NYC Health Czar Mary Bassett 2 March 2018 - theirturn.net
• Activists Occupy Lobby of NYC Dept. of Health to Protest Commissioner Mary Bassett 26 February 2018 - theirturn.net
• Activists Protest NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett Over Illegal Animal Massacre 14 February 2018
• Group that seeks health department, NYPD to regulate Jewish ritual of Kaporos makes case to Court of Appeals 3 January 2018

Los Angeles & Orange County

• Faith Action for Animals Kapparot Wrap-Up, September 23, 2018 plus statement by Ronnie Steinau following 4 October 2018
• Tuesday, September 18: Oppose the Ritual of Sacrificing Chickens as Kaporos, Chabad of Irvine, Irvine, CA.
• Sunday, September 16 - Monday, September 17: Vigil for Victims of Kapparot, Woodland Hills, CA.
• Sunday, September 16: Compassionate Kapparot Ceremony and Demo, Los Angeles, CA.
• Photos from protest at Chabad of Irvine, CA on September 9, 2018 - Oppose the Religious Sacrifice of Innocent Birds (Kapparot) 12 September 2018
• Video from protest at Chabad of Irvine, CA on September 9, 2018 - Oppose the Religious Sacrifice of Innocent Birds (Kapparot) 12 September 2018
• Does Animal Cruelty in LA have a Double Standard? 27 August 2018 - www.CityWatchLA.com
• LA County Kapparot Lawsuit Filed Re: Lawful Protestors Attacked During Protest of Elat Supermarket 4 April 2018

Israel

• Kapparot: Why Thousands of Chickens Will Die Today in Controversial Ancient Ritual 18 September 2018 - newsweek.com
• Rav Mazuz: Use Money For Kaparos Instead Of Chickens 6 September 2018- www.theyeshivaworld.com
• 'Money preferable to chickens for Kapparot' 2 September 2018 - www.israelnationalnews.com

2016

• Alliance to End Chicken Kaporos Campaign Heats Up! Bicoastal Lawsuits, Media Revelations, NYC City Hall Rally, Chickens Rescued, and More UPC Winter 2016-2017 Poultry Press

Boston, Massachusetts

• Kapparot Cruelty to Chickens in Boston, Massachusetts 13 December 2016

New York

• NY Laws and Rules That Are Violated by Kaporos 12 October 2016
• Success! We Reached Our Fundraising Goal! Plus . . . Kaporos The Movie 2016 2 November 2016
• The Yom Kippur Massacre of 2016 (VIDEO) 31 October 2016 - TheirTurn.net
• Ex-Kaporos Chickens Live Happily at And-Hof Sanctuary in Upstate New York 26 October 2016
• Unparalleled Suffering Photography of October 2016 Kaporos in Brooklyn 19 October 2016
• This Chicken Was About To Be Sacrificed On The Streets Of NYC 18 October 2016 - thedodo.com
• Images on instagram about #Kaporos 17 October 2016 - pictaram.com
• Beautiful Story of two Roses: Girl Rescues Chicken from Kaporos 15 October 2016 - facebook.com
• Federal Court in California Dismisses Anti-Kapparos Injunction 13 October 2016 - hamodia.com
• Video: Slaughter of Kaporos Chickens at President and Kingston in Brooklyn, 10/10/2016 13 October 2016 - vimeo.com
• Video: Dead and Dying Kaporos Chickens at 4500 9th Ave in Brooklyn, 10/10/2016, 3pm 13 October 2016 - facebook.com
• Video: Dead and Dying Kaporos Chickens at 1416 50th St in Brooklyn, 10/11/2016, 10:40am 12 October 2016 - YouTube.com
• My sins are cleared for the year, but the chicken wasn't so lucky 12 October 2016 - PRI.org
• Animal-Rights Groups Are Targeting a Jewish Ritual on Yom Kippur – The Atlantic 12 October 2016
• Video: Kaporos in Brooklyn: black plastic garbage bags strewn all over the street with dead chickens spilling out of them 12 October 2016 - facebook.com
• NYPD found a Kaporos chicken and Rina Deych arranged for an activist to pick up the chicken 12 October 2016 - facebook.com
• Are Thousands Of Ritually Slaughtered Chickens Being Turned Into... Biodiesel? 12 October 2016 - gothamist.com
• Ritual Slaughter in New York City 11 October 2016 - VeganFutureNow.com
• 'Animal Holocaust!': Protests Against Ritual Jewish Chicken Slaughter Get Ugly 11 October 2016 - gothamist.com
• Animal Rights Group Presses Fight Against Kapparot as Yom Kippur Approaches 10 October 2016 - forward.com
• Activists want city to axe chicken-slaughter ritual 9 Octboer 2016 - NYPost.com
• Video of Kaporos in Brooklyn on Saturday, October 8, 2016 9 October 2016 - facebook.com
• A Raw Deal for Chickens, as Jews Atone for Sins 6 October 2016 - NYTimes.com
• NY Times Open Letter: The Illegal Slaughter of Chickens on Our Streets Must Stop 4 October 2016
• News Release: Activists Plan Press Briefing, Rally and Vigils to Protest Chickens in Kaporos Rituals 3 October 2016
• What Is Kaporos? Why Are You Fighting It? Karen Davis Tells Why on The Pet Buzz 30 September 2016
• Another Matching Donation! Open Letter to NYC Mayor & More! 27 September 2016
• Marino Justice Letter to the CDC Regarding Kaporos as a Health Risk in NYC 23 September 2016
• Stop Kaporos Actions in NYC! Please join us! 21 September 2016
• We’re Almost There! Help Us Reach Our Goal for the Chickens! 20 September 2016
• Help Us Help the Birds - Your Matching Donation is Needed! 13 September 2016
• Matching Donation to Fight Cruel Chicken Kaporos! 30 August 2016
• Chickens need your help! Stop animal sacrifice 29 August 2016

New Jersey

• 4 Chickens Rescued from Kaporos in Lakewood, NJ 13 October 2016 - facebook.com
• Saturday & Sunday, October 8-9: Protest Against Kaporos, Lakewood, NJ. APLNJ will host a protest from 1-5pm. Meet at 1700 Madison Ave.

Chicago

• Robert Grillo attended the Kaporos last week to show this one individual baby bird's face 10 October 2016 - facebook.com
• Thursday, October 6: Protest Against Kaporos, Chicago, IL. Chicago Coalition For Animal Rights will host a protest from 4:15PM - 6PM CDT at 2935 W Devon Ave.

Los Angeles & Orange County

• Animal rights group promises more cases over religious ritual slaughter of chickens 3 November 2016 - norcalrecord.com
• The freedom to sacrifice birds 23 October 2016 - pressreader.com
• Chabad’s ritual is a clear example of the free exercise of religion 20 October 2016 - Los Angeles Times
• “Quick Overview of this Year's Kapparot activities in Los Angeles” by Rabbi Jonathan Klein 20 October 2016
• Two Chickens Rescued from the Kaporos Ritual in Orange County, CA 16 October 2016 - facebook.com
• Real time with Bill Maher: "New Rules" on Kapparot 14 October 2016 - YouTube.com
• Readers React: Religious freedom does not justify animal sacrifice 14 October 2016 - LATimes.com
• Federal Court in California Dismisses Anti-Kapparos Injunction 13 October 2016 - hamodia.com
• Animal-Rights Groups Are Targeting a Jewish Ritual on Yom Kippur – The Atlantic 12 October 2016
• California judge lifts restraining order against chicken ritual just in time for Yom Kippur 12 October 2016 - mercurynews.com
• Federal judge lifts temporary ban on ritual slaughter of chickens, minutes before start of Yom Kippur 11 October 2016 - LATimes.com
• Letters Needed: LA Times “1000 Words” Features Kaporos 10 October 2016 - www.EndChickensAsKaporos.com
• World news-roundup: Chicken-waving ritual blocked by court 10 October 2016 - Jewish News
• News Release: Federal Judge Blocks Ritual Animal Sacrifice 9 October 2016
• Federal Judge Blocks Ritual Animal Sacrifice 9 October 2016 - chicago3media.com
• Judge blocks slaughter of chickens in Jewish holiday ritual in Irvine with temporary restraining order 8 October 2016 - ocregister.com
• Hebrew Discovery Center Kaporos Activites Scheduled for Oct 9 & 10 in Defiance of Temporary Restraining Order 7 October 2016
• Yom Kippur ritual of Irvine Chabad killing chickens blocked by judge 7 October 2016 - MyNewsLA.com
• Attorneys try to save chickens from being slaughtered in Jewish ritual in Irvine 4 October 2016 - ocregister.com
• Chabad of Irvine sued over sacrificing chickens 3 October 2016 - MyNewsLA.com
• Poultry Rights Group Squawks at Jewish Ritual 3 October 2016 - Court House News
• News Release: Federal Lawsuit Argues Chicken Kaporos is Illegal: Practice Not Protected by Freedom of Religion 3 October 2016

Israel

• Public Pre-Yom Kippur ‘Kapparot’ Ceremonies Banned in 3 Israeli Cities 10 October 2016 - JewishPress.com
• Agriculture Ministry Launching Campaign to Discourage Using Chickens for 'Kapparot' [video] 6 October 2016 - JewishPress.com
• Monday, September 26th, 2016 Arrangements In Place For Kaporos Between Rosh Hashanah And Yom Kippur 27 September 2016 - The Yeshiva World

2014

New York

Kaporos Chickens Find Sanctuary Happiness
Photo by Richard Cundari at And-Hof Animals Sanctuary for Farm Animals in Catskill, NY, 26 October 2014
Lori Barrett with her rescued Kaporos chicken Isa at And-Hof Sanctuary, November 2014
Click for More Kaporos Chickens Find Sanctuary Happiness Updated 11 February 2015

These young chickens were rescued from a Kaporos ritual in Boro Park, Brooklyn, New York on October 3, 2014. Despite being immobilized in transport crates without food or water, here they are enjoying their lives full of energy, curiosity, friendliness and good cheer. Video by Kurt Andernach, And-Hof Animal Sanctuary in upstate New York.

• Guest Appearance: Kaporos cruelty violates teachings, state laws 28 December 2014 - fltimes.com
• UPC Activists Rally to Eliminate Chickens in Kaporos Rituals UPC Winter 2014 Poultry Press
• Chickens as Kaporos: A Story of Witnessing and Rescue 14 November 2014
• Brooklyn Chickens Rescued from Ceremony 28 October 2014 - woodstocksanctuary.org
• Slideshow of 2014 Kaporos Ritual, Slaughter & Protests in Brooklyn, NY 21 October 2014
• Activists Around the World Protest Hindu, Muslim & Jewish Animal Sacrifice 13 October 2014 - theirturn.net
• "Harm in slaughter," Letter to the Editor by Rina Deych, New York Daily News 11 October 2014 - nydailynews.com
• Video: "Boro Park 17" Chickens Rescued From Kaporos 11 October 2014 - youtube.com
• "Kaporos Practitioners Treat Chickens Badly," Letter to the Editor by Karen Davis, New York Post print edition, Oct 7, 2014 10 October 2014
• Animal Rights Activists Don't Want You to Swing Chickens for God 8 October 2014 - munchies.vice.com
• Another one was saved from Kaporos! Meet Penelope: Here is her story 6 October 2014 - compassionblooms.com
• Videos of 2014 Kaporos Ritual, Slaughter & Protests in Brooklyn, NY 6 October 2014
• Free flying! Animal activists rescue 17 leftover redemption roosters before start of Yom Kippur 5 October 2014 - nydailynews.com
• Video: Karen Davis Speaks at End Chickens as Kaporos Press Briefing on 1 Oct 2014 4 October 2014 - youtube.com
• Ultra-Orthodox Jews Defend Right To Kaporos, Ritual Chicken Slaughter, For Yom Kippur 3 October 2014 - huffingtonpost.com (Also greenreflection.com)
• Animal Rights Activists Protest Kaporos 2 October 2014 - crownheights.info
• Video: Kaporos Kapparot in Brooklyn. Torture and Murder 2 October 2014 - frequency.com
• Ritual Chicken Slaughter Draws Fire 2 October 2014 - courthousenews.com
• Animal cruelty protests, legal actions continue over Jewish 'Kapporos' ritual 2 October 2014 - brooklyneagle.com
• U.S. activists protest over Yom Kippur ritual chicken slaughter 2 October 2014 - haaretz.com
• Bloodshed in Brooklyn – Video from the Final Night 2 October 2014 - theirturn.net
• Animal Rights Group Protests Pre-Yom Kippur Chicken Ritual Held in Brooklyn 2 October 2014 - jspacenews.com
• The Kapparot Problem 1 October 2014 - patheos.com
• Jewish Ritual Chicken Slaughter Sparks Protest In Crown Heights 1 October 2014 - gothamist.com
• Animal Cruelty Protests, Legal Actions Continue Over Jewish 'Kapporos' Ritual 1 October 2014 - brooklynbrief.com
• Stop this chicken torture - Kaporos, a Yom Kippur tradition, is unnecessary and inhumane 1 October 2014 - nydailynews.com (Also tellemgrodypr.com)
• Lawyers File Emergency Order to Shut Down Chicken Swinging (New Video) 1 October 2014 - theirturn.net
• News Release: Brooklyn Press Briefing to Protest Chickens in Kaporos Rituals 30 September 2014
• Activist Arrested for Liberating Chickens; Hundreds of Others Found Dead 30 September 2014 - theirturn.net
• Animal activists to rally against Jewish redemption rite that leads to slaughter of thousands of fowl 29 September 2014 - www.nydailynews.com
• Kaporos & the Chicken Industry: eHealth Podcast Interview with Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns 25 September 2014 - upc-online.org
• News Release: Activists Plan Brooklyn Rally to Protest Chickens in Kaporos Rituals 23 September 2014
• Their Turn: Renewed Efforts to Stop Chicken-Swinging Ritual During Yom Kippur 23 September 2014 - theirturn.net
• Please Sign Our Petition Urging Enforcement of Laws Being Broken by Kaporos Practitioners in New York 19 September 2014
• Oct. 1, 2014 @ 11am Kaporos Press Briefing in Brooklyn 11 September 2014
• Chicken Kaporos Demos in Brooklyn: Please Join Us! 8 September 2014
• June 12, 2014: Critique of the Animal Law Forum on Animal Sacrifice and Kaporos 2 July 2014    (Summary in UPC Fall 2014 Poultry Press)
• Chicken Kaporos Forum Audio Now Available! 17 June 2014
• News Release: Karen Davis, Ph.D. Discusses Animal Slaughter at NYC Bar Association Meeting 16 June 2014
• Animal Sacrifice, Religion and the Law. The Practice of Using Chickens as Kaporos: A Forum Free & Open to the Public 14 May 2014 - upc-online.org

Los Angeles

• Oct. 3, 2014 @ 11am Compassionate Kapparot Demo/Ritual: Coins, Not Hens 30 September 2014
• Please support efforts in Los Angeles to end the use of chickens in the custom of Kaporos 27 September 2014
• Stop Chickens as Kapparot in Los Angeles: A Fundraiser/Friendraiser 18 July 2014

Jerusalem

• MK Peretz Calls to Replace Kaparot Chickens with Money 2 October 2014 - israelnationalnews.com
• Ancient Yom Kippur ritual of kapparot conspicuously absent on streets of Jerusalem 1 October 2014 - jpost.com    (Also vosizneias.com & blogowogo.com)
• Rabbi Stav & ‘Tzohar Rabbonim’ Come Out Against Kaporos 29 September 2014 - www.theyeshivaworld.com

London

• Photo Essay: Yidden in London Doing Kaporos (Photos By JDN) 29 September 2014 - www.theyeshivaworld.com

2012

• Activists Rally In Brooklyn to Protest Chickens in Kaporos Rituals UPC Winter 2012 Poultry Press
• Chicken Tzedakah Makes a Racket 4 October 2012 - www.jewishjournal.com
• Chicken Tzedakah 2 October 2012 - www.jewishjournal.com
• Video: Activists Can't Stop Yom Kippur Slaughter Of Thousands Of Chickens In Crown Heights 28 September 2012 - gothamist.com
• Activists to Jews: "Use money instead of chickens in the ritual of Kaporos" (Photos/videos) 26 September 2012 - javiersoriano.com
• Video: Decapitating CHICKENS at Kaporos - Brooklyn NY 9-24-12 26 September 2012 - www.ustream.tv
• Video: Karen Davis, UPC Speaks at Kaporos Protest, Brooklyn 9-24-12 26 September 2012 - www.ustream.tv
• Video: Rescued Kapparot/Kaporos Chickens 26 September 2012 - www.youtube.com
• Chickens & All Creatures Need Mercy From Us: 6 Articles & One Video 21 September 2012
• News Release: Activists Will Rally In Brooklyn, NY to Protest Chickens in Kaporos Rituals 18 September 2012
• Luncheon to Benefit the Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos - Join us at Caravan in NYC on Sunday 23 September 11:30am 5 September 2012
• Join UPC President Karen Davis on Animals Today Radio on Sunday September 2 at 5:00 p.m. EST 31 August 2012 - Topics: United Poultry Concerns' Campaigns to End Chicken Kaporos and Require Fire Protection Systems in Farm Animal Housing Facilities
• Please Join our End-Chickens-As-Kaporos Demos in Brooklyn on September 23rd and 24th 31 August 2012
• Please Sign Our Petition Urging Money Instead of Chickens in Kaporos Rituals 29 August 2012

2010

• David Rosenfeld - “End Chickens as Kaporos” - Tonight on MINDLIGHT, Queens Public Television, QPTV Channel 34, from 8-9pm ET. 23 November 2010
• End Chickens as Kaporos Campaign Wins Major Media Attention UPC Winter 2010 Poultry Press
• AECK Founding Member's Home & Banner Vandalized 15 November 2010
• Please Write a Thank You Letter to the Editor of THE WASHINGTON POST 12 October 2010
• “An ancient tradition draws protests” by Carol Guzy, The Washington Post, Oct. 9, 2010 11 October 2010
• Mary and Peter Max Benefit to End Chickens in Kaporos Rituals was a Great Success! 4 October 2010 - upc-online.org
• News Release: Mary and Peter Max Will Host Benefit to End Chickens in Kaporos Rituals 28 September 2010
• Kind Kaporos Article, Blog & Letters to the Editor 27 September 2010
• Videos of 2010 Kaporos Ritual & Slaughter in Brooklyn, NY 23 September 2010
• Brooklyn Rally to End Chickens as Kaporos Draws Vigorous Activist Turnout & Media Coverage 15 September 2010
• Crying foul over kaporos, The Jewish Star, By Michael Orbach 15 September 2010 - thejewishstar.com
• Activists Cry Foul Over [Cruel] Chicken Ritual 9 September 2010
• News Release: Activists Will Rally on September 12 in Brooklyn, NY to “End Chickens as Kaporos” 7 September 2010
• End Chickens As Kaporos Rally on September 12 in Brooklyn, NY 4 August 2010
• Veterinarians Speak Out Against Using Chickens As Kaporos
• The Custom of Kapparot in the Jewish Tradition
• Petition to Replace Chickens with Money in Kaporos Rituals
• Video and Images from 2007 Kaporos in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

When the Chickens Went on Strike

One day during Rosh Hashanah - the beginning of the Jewish New Year - a boy overhears the chickens in his village plan a strike. They are sick of being used for Kapores, the custom practiced in his Russian village where live chickens are waved over everyone's heads to erase their bad deeds. "An end to Kapores!" the chickens chant as they flee the town.

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