Calif. Animal Sanctuary Saves 700 Chickens
Posted on: Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 09:00 CDT
VACAVILLE, Calif. - More than 700 aging chickens have been plucked from the jaws of death.
A Vacaville animal sanctuary and several humane societies saved the fowl from slaughter after the new owner of a former egg farm reported not knowing what to do with the hens he inadvertently purchased along with the property.
Rescuers hope to find good homes for the birds, which are past their egg-laying prime.
"This is the first rescue of this magnitude I'm aware of in California," said Cindy Machado, animal services director for the Marin Humane Society.
Most of the birds never have seen sunlight, but they are expected to adjust to life away from the farm. Unaccustomed to the spacious surroundings of the animal sanctuary, some still sleep on top of each other.
"These birds were born in incubators and put in cages about double the size floor space of a record album," said Kim Sturla, director of The Animal Place, a rescue group.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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