At the farm where Sweets was found starving in a shed that had just been depopulated (where all the hens are sent to slaughter at 18 months old) we found this girl. She was hiding under the cages in a shed that was completely empty except for dead bodies and cages. The 80,000 hens in…
Beautiful Rosemary was rescued from a battery egg farm in Victoria in November, 2015. We chose Rosemary as we walked through that cage egg farm because she had pushed her body as far as she could through the bars to look at us. She was desperate to come with us, and so she did. She…
Marigold was rescued from a cage egg farm in November 2015. There was something about her that made us stop whilst walking up and down the shed aisles. She is a beautiful looking hen and she also really loves humans despite all she’s been through. Marigold was looked after by my friend for many months…
Meet Nanatoo (aka “Nipper”). Yes, you read that right -Nanatoo. The Mighty Boosh fans will be smiling but the rest of you might be a bit confused about the name. “Nanageddon” is an episode of the comedy series number 2 from “The Mighty Boosh”. It’s about Nanatoo, a Nana in a wig who is a…
Arrow was found in an intensive quail farm. She was caged with one other hen and one rooster. They had maybe other breeds of hens and roosters kept this way also. She was being kept so her fertile eggs could be hatched and her purebred Sussex chicks could be sold to the public. Backyard chickens…