Ex-Kaporos Chickens Live Happily at And-Hof Sanctuary in Upstate New York
Dear Friends,
Happy Homecoming!
It is with joy that we share with you these moving images of more than 200 chickens rescued from Kaporos in Brooklyn this month to live and thrive in the
beautiful And-Hof Sanctuary under the loving, watchful eye of founder-director Kurt Andernach.
This year, activists rallied in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, and Southern California like never before on behalf of the Kaporos chickens. The planning,
courage and care for these birds, for weeks and hours before, during, and following Kaporos, is hugely gratifying and profoundly inspiring! Several other
wonderful sanctuaries, in addition to And-Hof, are providing permanent care and rehabilitation for the more than 300 birds we were able to rescue this year
from Kaporos in Brooklyn, New York.
More Good News!
As this writing, we are pleased to inform you that – thanks entirely to your support! – we have almost reached our lawsuit fundraising goal of
$25,000! Only $826.00 more and we will earn the additional matching pledge of $5000.00 for a grand total of $30,000 to pursue our legal fight to force the
City of New York to uphold the animal cruelty, health and safety laws being violated by Kaporos practitioners.
Help us win this fight for the birds!
To achieve our goal, we need YOU!
Thank You for Your Continuing Support!
The Alliance to End Chickens as Kaporos is a project of
United Poultry Concerns.
Formed in New York City in June 2010, the Alliance is an association of groups and individuals who seek to
replace the use of chickens in Kaporos ceremonies with money or other non-animal symbols of atonement.
The Alliance does not oppose Kaporos per se, only the cruel and unnecessary use of chickens in the ceremony.
