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Friday is International Respect for Chickens Day
Contra Costa Times ^
| May 01, 2007
| Gary Bogue
Posted on 05/04/2007 2:20:34 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder
Friday is International Respect for Chickens Day Every so often a press release comes scratching at the door and just CROWS for your attention.
Why did this press release cross the road? To stick up for chickens! MACHIPONGO, Va., May 1, PRNewswire — United Poultry Concerns is pleased to announce our Third Annual International Respect for Chickens Day, May 4. We urge everyone to do an ACTION of compassion for chickens that day — from writing a letter to the editor to tabling at a local mall to showing the movie Chicken Run to going vegan — for life.
What are people doing for chickens on International Respect for Chickens Day?
“I'm planning to leaflet at an outdoor concert.” (Laura Mungavin, Atlanta, Ga.)
“I'm doing a display at my work place.” (Michele Walsh, Saxonburg, Pa.)
“I printed fact sheets off your Web site and am assembling them into packets to distribute at my office.” (Chalon Carroll Young, Esq., Kissimmee, Fla.)
“We're leafleting in front of the White House and in Takoma Park, Md., around Roscoe the Rooster's Memorial Statue.” (Karen Davis, President of United Poultry Concerns, Machipongo, Va.)
International Respect for Chickens Day is a day to celebrate the dignity, beauty, and life of chickens and to protest against the bleakness of their lives in farming operations.
“For a chicken trapped in the world of modern food manufacture, to break out of the shell is to enter a deeper darkness full of bewildering pain and suffering from birth to death,” says Karen Davis, president of United Poultry Concerns. “We want to restore chickens to their leafy green world.”
Information about International Respect for Chickens Day is on the Web at http://www.upc-online.org
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: chicken; freepun; mcnugget; nugget; peta; poultry; respectchickensday; respectpelosi; vegans
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I'm thinking about taking a chicken to lunch!
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
A holiday by and for Democrats.
2
posted on
05/04/2007 2:21:41 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawg
( St. Michael: By the power of God, fight with us!)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
3
posted on
05/04/2007 2:21:44 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
At last Reid and Pelosi have an international day named for their policies......
4
posted on
05/04/2007 2:21:57 PM PDT
by
Ben Mugged
(Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
5
posted on
05/04/2007 2:22:10 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
I guess that puts an end to chicken fighting. (Booo)
6
posted on
05/04/2007 2:22:20 PM PDT
by
rbosque
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Just for that I’m havin KFC tonight!
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
What are people doing for chickens on International Respect for Chickens Day? Battering and frying sounds good to me.
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:23:17 PM PDT
by
ConservaTexan
(February 6, 1911)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
I’m respecting a chicken. The roast is already in the oven.
10
posted on
05/04/2007 2:23:36 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
To: ConservaTexan
Battering and frying sounds good to me. Don't forget a-salting and pepper-spraying them.
11
posted on
05/04/2007 2:25:00 PM PDT
by
unspun
(What do you think? Please think, before you answer.)
To: stephenjohnbanker; glock rocks
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:25:03 PM PDT
by
Brad's Gramma
(See HiJinx's tag line....then DO it!!!!)
To: unkus
Friday is International Respect for Chickens DaySo no choke'n?
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:25:03 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder; martin_fierro; Charles Henrickson
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:25:21 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(R-E-S-P-E-C-T)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
>Friday is International Respect for Chickens Day
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Sexy is when you use a feather.
Kinky is when you use the whole %$#% chicken.
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:26:15 PM PDT
by
geopyg
(Don't wish for peace, pray for Victory.)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Here's to ya Mike
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
"I'm thinking about taking a chicken to lunch!"
Or hug a frenchman
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:26:59 PM PDT
by
joebuck
To: Ben Mugged
You just can’t make-up this kind of stuff.
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:28:54 PM PDT
by
Arm_Bears
(Teddy Kennedy--Trust Fund Terrorist)
To: unkus
I’ll be sure to get a big bucket of KFC for dinner tonight.
20
posted on
05/04/2007 2:29:42 PM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in Iraq)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
I hate it when they do this to me. I don’t much like chicken and now it’s chicken for supper. Couldn’t it have been repect a pig day?
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:31:18 PM PDT
by
magslinger
(Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors. And miss. R.A.Heinlein)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
My thinking is it is a holiday having more merit than Code Pink’s National Impeachment Day.
To: Brad's Gramma
Alot of clucks for just a couple of bucks!
23
posted on
05/04/2007 2:33:43 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
( Hunter/Thompson/Thompson/Hunter in 08! Or Rudy/Hillary if you want to murder conservatism)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Anyone have some recipes for fried or grilled chicken?
To: Attention Surplus Disorder; speedy; Joe 6-pack; Chena; Rennes Templar; Blurblogger
It’s been a while; think we can pullet off? My participation in FreePun lately has been nothing to crow about.
25
posted on
05/04/2007 2:36:04 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(Please understand me, everything's alright. I just musta notta gotta lotta sleep last night.)
To: Ben Mugged
"At last Reid and Pelosi have an international day named for their policies......"
PERFECT!!!!!
26
posted on
05/04/2007 2:36:12 PM PDT
by
albee
(The best thing you can do for the poor is.....not be one of them. - Eric Hoffer)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Chickens merit a lot of respect for how efficiently they convert grain into tasty protein.
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
“We want to restore chickens to their leafy green world.”
I can only assume that this person is advocating the Santa Fe Chicken Salad at Applebees. That is the only "leafy green world" that I can associate chickens being "restored" to.
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:38:18 PM PDT
by
philled
(The Democrat's 'new vision' for Iraq looks a lot like Pol Pot wearing a turban...)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
In England, they’d say this is a big cock up...
29
posted on
05/04/2007 2:38:36 PM PDT
by
llevrok
(Truth is the enemy of the lie. And that is why liberals hate conservatives.)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
To: eyedigress
Someone had to post it. If you hadn’t, I would’ve. :^)
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:41:26 PM PDT
by
Samwise
To: eyedigress
Good old Mike the headless chicken. He has his own web site.
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:41:27 PM PDT
by
hadaclueonce
(shoot low, they are riding Shetlands..)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
When is “Take Your Chicken to Work Day”?
I can never remember.
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
What are people doing for chickens on International Respect for Chickens Day? I will have one over for dinner.
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:42:45 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Mobile phones kill more people than exploding cupboards, ironing boards and Godzilla)
To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA
Re: #27
Ha! I was thinking about how to phrase a similar comment (e.g., I 'respect' the Colonel's bucket of 12 finger lickin' pieces of chicken), but you beat me to it (and did it better).
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posted on
05/04/2007 2:44:01 PM PDT
by
El Cid
(Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon HIM while He is near.)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Oh, no! I’m munching down on some Chicken Express right now. Thanks to the chickens who made this possible. I really do respect them for it.
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posted on
05/04/2007 3:28:19 PM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: Attention Surplus Disorder
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posted on
05/04/2007 4:22:45 PM PDT
by
Caramelgal
(Rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings, not on the words or superficial interpretations)
To: hispanarepublicana; Just A Nobody; martin_fierro; ohioWfan; Faith; .30Carbine; NRA2BFree; ...
Sometimes mystery meat is called “Pullet Surprise,” but better known as The Pulitzer Prize.
If we combined today with yesterday, we’d have National Day of Wing and a Prayer...
;^)
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posted on
05/04/2007 7:02:58 PM PDT
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: hispanarepublicana
I had to comb through a lot of posts to see this one, hr. Wattle we do for an encore?
40
posted on
05/04/2007 8:18:44 PM PDT
by
speedy
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
National Day of Wing and a Prayer...I like it, Brother.
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posted on
05/05/2007 1:47:34 AM PDT
by
.30Carbine
(He walks on the wings of the wind!)
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
HAHAHA! Brilliant post!!!
A chicken's fondest wish ... fame 'n fortune.
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posted on
05/05/2007 2:17:04 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Left wing, chicken wing, it don't make no difference to me.)
To: speedy; hispanarepublicana
I only see a poultry number of replies HR; I guess everybody else flew the coop, and went to feather their nests elsewhere.
It has been a while since somebody pinged the whole flock. Perhaps we may have been a bit peckish toward some of our members, but some of us have to rule the roost. Perhaps we could be a little less cocky at times, but I'd hate for things to get to the point where we're walking on egg shells worried about what we say.
To: Joe 6-pack
Brother, you’ll fry for that.
Or be roosted or something.
I’m out of Shake’N’Bake.
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posted on
05/05/2007 7:50:03 AM PDT
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
"Brother, you’ll fry for that..." You seem to be feeling pretty cocksure, but I don't think your posts are anything to crow about.
To: Joe 6-pack; speedy
I didn’t know we’d run a-fowl of some folks....I’ll try to limit that in the future by putting a capon my temper....
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posted on
05/05/2007 7:58:11 AM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(Please understand me, everything's alright. I just musta notta gotta lotta sleep last night.)
To: Joe 6-pack; Enterprise; Rennes Templar; Kenny Bunk; SunkenCiv; speedy; mikrofon; Roscoe Karns; ...
ROFLOL! You made me remember my unoffical FR Funners & Punners ping list.
PING!
If anyone wants either on or off of this list, you must be out of your minds....
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posted on
05/05/2007 7:59:46 AM PDT
by
The Spirit Of Allegiance
(Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
To: hispanarepublicana; speedy
"I’ll try to limit that in the future by putting a capon my temper...." I don't think it was your temper that turned them off...just your constant hen-pecking.
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
Don’t see my name at the top. Looks like I’m low in the pecking order.
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posted on
05/05/2007 8:05:49 AM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(When toilet paper is a luxury, you have achieved communism.)
To: hispanarepublicana
..maybe if we all put our thinking capons..
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