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URGENT !!!

 

CAN ANYONE HELP SAVE ANY OF THE 1,000 HENS GOING FOR SLAUGHTER ON MONDAY.

 

MY LOCAL VET HAS CONTACTED ME TO SAY THESE HENS ARE GOING FOR SLAUGHTER BUT THE FARMER IS WILLING TO LET THEM GO TO NEW HOMES.

 

THEY WILL HAVE TO BE COLLECTED FROM THE LEICESTER AREA SO IF ANYONE CAN HAVE ONE OR TWO OR EVEN MORE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, EITHER ON THIS POST OR YOU CAN PM ME.

 

I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE NOT KEPT IN CAGES BUT DO HAVE ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE SOME OF THE TIME.

 

IF I HAD ROOM I WOULD HAVE SOME, HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP

 

ROSEMARY

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Sorry, but unfortunately I live to far away, but I would love to rescue some more chooks from slaughter though if I could...

 

I hope they find a home ASAP!

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Hi there

 

Have tried the BHWT but they really only want the battery chickens and as these hens have been free ranging, they don't want to change their policy and upset any of the farmers they already have a good rapport with, which is understandable

 

Best wishes

 

Rosemary

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that is sad but at least they weren't in cages. Unfortunately, that's the nature of farming, even "spent" free range hens are replaced with new stock after about 18 months and the old girls go off for slaughter.

 

There's a free range farm round the corner from me who have just replaced all their stock.

 

it's sad but that's what happens and the reason why I will always keep my own hens for eggs as long as I am able to.

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Are they going for slaughter for food, or just for binning because they are at the end of their egg laying life? Am I the only person on here who eats chicken? I'm all for rescuing hens to save them from a life of cruelty, but it's not clear from your message why they need rescuing.

 

Does that come across OK - it's difficult with the written word isn't it?!

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Kris - I think what you said came across fine. I am vegetarian and so obviously don't eat chicken, but despite that I do agree that there is a difference between slaughter for food and the senseless slaughter that goes on when chickens are "binned" at the end of their prime egg-laying.

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Hi everyone

 

I had an overwhelming response from everyone to offer homes for these poor hens, thank you all so much but unfortunately, I am sad to say the whole thing has flopped !! The hens are now being taken to slaughter first thing this morning (Saturday).

 

I am real upset because I feel the vets nurse has led us all up the garden path a bit and for reasons I wont go into here, these poor little hens, of which I could have re homed about 500 are now off to slaughter.

 

I hope that given a bit of discussion with the farmer and others, I may be able to secure a rescue in the future and I will put out another message on the boards.

 

I send apologies to you all for raising hopes of us being able to help these hens out, but I did my best to make it happen, but it was not to be.

 

But I will pursue our mission with the people concerned and see if I can secure any future rescues for these girls.

 

Rosemary xx

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This is no different to a happy free ranging pig going to slauhgter I'm afraid. It's the circle of life. The great thing is these girls lived probably 24 months with the outdoors available to them.

 

It's a far cry from a caged hen's life. so please don't feel too sad.

 

BHWT is supporting free range production, the focus is to bring the hens from the cage to a free range future.

 

BBx :)

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