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Over a third of 50K chickens dead from starvation

post #1 of 14
2/25/12 at 8:02am
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http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/02/23/remaining-chickens-turned-over-two-rescue-groups/

 

rant.gif   I feel bad for the chickens and the ranch owner who ran out of feed money

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post #2 of 14
2/25/12 at 9:44am

Nope don't feel bad for owner, he just left them. Should have put free ad on CL.

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post #3 of 14
2/25/12 at 9:48am

That is ridiculous.  The owner knew when he was running out of feed.  Should have called a shelter or listed for free if he knew he would not be able to provide for the animals.  Starvation is a horrible way to die.  Being used for meat would have been a more humane way to go.

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I have some Porcelain D'Uccles, Australorps, Araucana, India Blue Peafowl, Red Golden & Temminck Pheasants, Mandarin ducks, a few Nigerian & Pygmy goats, a couple cats, a DH and a few kids.  Simple and happy.

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post #4 of 14
2/26/12 at 5:13pm

I don't see how he could be charged with animal cruelty, since those laws typically exempt poultry.

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post #5 of 14
2/26/12 at 5:21pm

Probably spent all his money on bigger cages and exercise equipment.

 

It is sad but I fail to see how the remaining 2/3 were starving with a 1/3 dead ones to eat, allbeit gross but you leave a dead chicken in a pen the others will eat it.


Edited by chickened - 2/26/12 at 6:14pm

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"Guns don't kill people abortion kills people."

 

The human will is too powerful for philosophy or science.

 

 

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post #6 of 14
2/26/12 at 6:05pm

Disgusting.

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

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post #7 of 14
2/26/12 at 9:10pm

I feel so bad for the hens.   The owner, not so much.   How could he stand by and watch them die??   Inhumane, to say the very least.   Like was stated above, give them away, put them on craigslist, etc.  somad.gif

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mom of 8 kids,  3 dogs,  10 cats, 11 hens, 1 goose, 1 duck  and the most loving, patient hubby, who puts up with me!!

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post #8 of 14
2/26/12 at 9:49pm
WHY would you just let your chickens starve? What a SICK person.. Only a very, very sick person would do that.
He could of at LEAST culled them and not let them suffer..... just SICK!
I hope they nail him good.

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post #9 of 14
2/26/12 at 10:28pm

sad.png That's horrible! The farm owner really shouldn't have let them suffer like that; I hope they teach him a lesson.

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post #10 of 14
2/27/12 at 7:50am
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Probably spent all his money on bigger cages and exercise equipment.

 

It is sad but I fail to see how the remaining 2/3 were starving with a 1/3 dead ones to eat, allbeit gross but you leave a dead chicken in a pen the others will eat it.



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