A Meat and Dairy Article used with permission from All-Creatures.org

United Poultry Concerns shares a letter describing the tragic mishandling of a situation in Oklahoma where a transport truck carrying chickens overturned on the highway.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol: We Shot the Chickens
From United Poultry Concerns, UPC-Online.org
January 2026

Image from Canva

UPC received the following letter, dated Dec. 30, 2025, from our friend and longtime animal advocate Barbara Moffit.

Dear Friends at UPC,

I would like to report a crime against chickens in Oklahoma. On December 23 of this year, some sort of transport truck carrying 50 chickens overturned on an off-ramp of I-240 in Oklahoma City. Many of the chickens escaped, and people tried to catch them, but couldn't. The Department of Agriculture was called, but they didn't want to deal with the chickens, OHP officers shot and killed them all!

The story was reported several times. No one seemed outraged, except us! I took this photo of their statement from the TV news [see original article]. I know nothing can be done for the victims, but I wanted their story to be told.

Outraged in Oklahoma,
Barbara Moffit
Tiny Wings Compassion Outreach
Perkins, Oklahoma

Contrast this with one year earlier, where Oklahoma troopers help chickens cross the road after getting loose on I-44 near Tulsa.

---

Posted on All-Creatures.org: February 2, 2026
Return to Meat and Dairy Articles
Read more at Egg Production Articles