Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 My daughter's class is going to be doing some " watch the wonder of birth " projects this year, the most notable being the hatching of quail eggs. Most likely, since this is done annually at a lot of schools, there is some sort of company they buy the eggs from? and a probable protocol of what happens to the birds afterwards (chicks, quail, etc.)...Does anyone know anything about this practice or have experience getting their school to abandon this project? I'd like to approach the teacher with some sort of knowledge on this issue. Thanks, Alissa -------------------------- Vegetarians of Oklahoma City (405) 715-1135 P.O. Box 20363 OKC, OK 73156 Join the Veg-OK listserve to receive information about local vegetarian events and animal advocacy issues. Go to: http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=veg-ok to your email address. ---- " Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. " -Elie Wiesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hi Alissa, You may want to check this out and see if it can be of help: http://www.upc-online.org/hatching/ http://articles.animalconcerns.org/ar-voices/archive/hatching_proj.html jacqueline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I know that the pre-k class at my younger dd's preschool did this last year (with chicks). Since she was not in the class, I didn't really get involved in the process. My understanding was that one of the teachers had parents who had a small farm & that the chicks would be going there afterward. What their eventual fate was at the farm, I do not know. I am wondering, however, if you could inquire as to where the baby birds will be going after the project. Prior to doing this, you could look into humane locations that might be willing to take the chicks/quail & then suggest this to the teacher. i.e. - " I was just wondering where the baby quail will be going after this class project is over? Will the children be educated as to the whole life cycle of the birds (how long they can live; where they will be living after they leave the class, etc.)? " If the teacher says that they are going somewhere that is not going to be too great (most likely), then suggest something like, " were you aware that the _____ animal sanctuary takes in ______ and lets them live out their whole lives.... " I don't know if you would be able to find a private party or animal sanctuary who would take in baby quail, but it might be worth a try. We have a number of homes around here that are allowed to keep birds, horses, etc. by zoning. Maybe the farm sanctuary in NY or CA might be able to give you direction on finding an acceptable home or have some other ideas that I do not. Their website is: http://www.farmsanctuary.org/ Good luck! Christa In a message dated 9/20/2004 7:49:54 AM Mountain Daylight Time, veganpeace writes: My daughter's class is going to be doing some " watch the wonder of birth " projects this year, the most notable being the hatching of quail eggs. Most likely, since this is done annually at a lot of schools, there is some sort of company they buy the eggs from? and a probable protocol of what happens to the birds afterwards (chicks, quail, etc.)...Does anyone know anything about this practice or have experience getting their school to abandon this project? I'd like to approach the teacher with some sort of knowledge on this issue. Thanks, Alissa -------------------------- Vegetarians of Oklahoma City (405) 715-1135 P.O. Box 20363 OKC, OK 73156 Join the Veg-OK listserve to receive information about local vegetarian events and animal advocacy issues. Go to: http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=veg-ok to your email address. ---- " Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. " -Elie Wiesel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 My daughters class did the same project last year (ours were chicken eggs), I had the same concerns...When I confronted the teacher she said they would be returned back to the farm that donated the eggs. So in our case they unfortunately probably had the same outcome they would have had if they were born on the farm.. :-( But maybe there is hope with the quail eggs, maybe they could be released into the wild as soon as they can fly?? Good Luck!!! Laurie --- Alissa Finley <veganpeace wrote: > My daughter's class is going to be doing some " watch > the wonder of birth " projects this year, the most > notable being the hatching of quail eggs. Most > likely, since this is done annually at a lot of > schools, there is some sort of company they buy the > eggs from? and a probable protocol of what happens > to the birds afterwards (chicks, quail, etc.)...Does > anyone know anything about this practice or have > experience getting their school to abandon this > project? > > I'd like to approach the teacher with some sort of > knowledge on this issue. > > Thanks, > Alissa > > > -------------------------- > Vegetarians of Oklahoma City > (405) 715-1135 > P.O. Box 20363 > OKC, OK 73156 > > Join the Veg-OK listserve to receive information > about local vegetarian events and animal advocacy > issues. Go to: > http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=veg-ok to > your email address. > ---- > " Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never > the victim. Silence > encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. " > -Elie Wiesel > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > _______________________________ Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Alyssa, I share your concern on this issue. Maybe try asking UPC: http://www.upc-online.org/ Jodi Action for Animals Seattle http://www.afa-online.org Alissa Finley wrote: > My daughter's class is going to be doing some " watch the wonder of > birth " projects this year, the most notable being the hatching of > quail eggs. Most likely, since this is done annually at a lot of > schools, there is some sort of company they buy the eggs from? and a > probable protocol of what happens to the birds afterwards (chicks, > quail, etc.)...Does anyone know anything about this practice or have > experience getting their school to abandon this project? > > I'd like to approach the teacher with some sort of knowledge on this > issue. > > Thanks, > Alissa > > > -------------------------- > Vegetarians of Oklahoma City > (405) 715-1135 > P.O. Box 20363 > OKC, OK 73156 > > Join the Veg-OK listserve to receive information about local > vegetarian events and animal advocacy issues. Go to: > http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=veg-ok to your email address. > ---- > " Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence > encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. " > -Elie Wiesel > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Found it! http://www.upc-online.org/hatching/ Alissa Finley wrote: > My daughter's class is going to be doing some " watch the wonder of > birth " projects this year, the most notable being the hatching of > quail eggs. Most likely, since this is done annually at a lot of > schools, there is some sort of company they buy the eggs from? and a > probable protocol of what happens to the birds afterwards (chicks, > quail, etc.)...Does anyone know anything about this practice or have > experience getting their school to abandon this project? > > I'd like to approach the teacher with some sort of knowledge on this > issue. > > Thanks, > Alissa > > > - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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