I’m getting Caturday in early; I just had my old boy Jasper euthanised. He was 18 1/2 and ended up with kidney disease. He went really downhill in the last week and ended up with a raging infection as well. He spent the day at the vet’s today, they were trying to rehydrate him, but he took a...
So, I said I wasn’t going to get any more chickens because I was too sad that they died too young at my place, but a rescue/rehoming situation came up, and I decided to take her. I’m also going to get the soil in the chook run tested for contaminants.
Meet Princess (named by my 14yo). She is...
Yes, they are called NSW Hen Rescue and they are based in Grafton (I think). They’re at capacity with rescues, but you can make tax deductible donations to them. I have done so for years.
I was so sad and angry when I found out; I adopted a cat from them in the 90s. I was donating to the RSPCA and a hen rescue charity at the time of the footage so I stopped my donations to the RSPCA and gave it to the other charity instead. Pretty sure the RSPCA have the big DO NOT CALL button...
I hate to say this, but the RSPCA does not give a flying f*** about chickens. There is actual body cam footage online of RSPCA officers standing amongst dead, dying and distressed battery hens, not giving a shit. They'd already booked the slaughter truck before even arriving at the scene to...