Karen Davis was the president of United Poultry Concerns, a non-profit organization that addressed the treatment of domestic fowl in factory farming.
She also maintained a sanctuary for these birds and wrote several books on veganism and animal rights.
She was inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame in 2002 for her outstanding contributions to animal liberation.
She died on November 4, 2023, at the age of 79.
Who was Karen Davis?
Karen Davis was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania; her parents were Amos and Mary Elizabeth Davis. Amos was the Blair County District attorney from 1966 to 1975.
She graduated from Hollidaysburg Area High School in 1962. She studied for her undergraduate degree at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
Davis obtained her PhD in English from the University of Maryland, College Park. She also taught English at the University of Maryland while she started United Poultry Concerns.
Davis regularly addressed the annual National Animal Rights conferences, and was inducted in July 2002 into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame “for outstanding contributions to animal liberation.”
Since 1999, she and United Poultry Concerns hosted 19 conferences on farmed animal-vegan advocacy issues.
Davis launched a campaign against National Public Radio’s This American Life for its annual “Poultry Slam” show, arguing that host Ira Glass was contributing to the poor treatment and slaughter of chickens and turkeys.
Eventually, Glass visited Davis’s sanctuary and announced on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2008 that he had become a vegetarian thanks to Davis.
Davis was one of several people who provided information used in the writing of the book Striking at the Roots: A Practical Guide to Animal Activism (2008) by Mark Hawthorne.
Davis paid for an advertisement in the The New York Times in protest at the practice of killing chickens in the streets of New York during the Yom Kippur ritual of kapparot.
Karen Davis Death
Davis died peacefully at the UPC sanctuary on November 4, 2023.
Karen Davis Cause Of Death
The cause of death of Karen Davis, the American animal rights advocate and president of United Poultry Concerns, has not been officially announced yet.
However, she died peacefully at the UPC sanctuary, surrounded by the birds she loved and cared for.
Karen Davis Husband
Davis was married to Dr. George Allan Cate.
Karen Davis Children
Davis did not have any children of her own. She was married to Dr. George Allan Cate, who passed away before her.
Karen Davis Parents
Her parents were Amos and Mary Elizabeth Davis.[4] Amos was the Blair County District attorney from 1966 to 1975
Karen Davis Siblings
She had three brothers: Tim Davis of Palo Alto, California, Amos Davis of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Andrew Davis of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Karen Davis Family
Davis had the following family members:
Parents: Amos and Mary Elizabeth Davis.
Spouse: Dr. George Allan Cate (deceased).
Brothers: Tim Davis, Amos Davis, and Andrew Davis.
Karen Davis Net Worth
Davis financial status was not widely reported or disclosed.
Karen Davis Funeral
Davis’s funeral service has not been announced yet.
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