Dumping roosters in NYC?!? I hate people sometimes...

[Noble Rooster]

Don't know if anyone else on here from the NYC area saw this in the Times this past week. Apparently there has been a rash of roosters being dumped in a park in the West Village -- 5 since September.

It's unclear whether they are "leftovers" from breeding for an illegal activity or someone didn't realize he/she had ended up with roosters in his/her backyard flock until it was too late. Wish I could take this little guy -- if you look at his photo on the website of the rescue that has him he's adorable, if in need of a bath.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2...d-roosters-out-there/?scp=4&sq=rooster&st=cse

http://emptycagescollective.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/ecc-rescues-west-village-roosters/

 

[Boyd]

I hate to admit this but um........ I take free roosters whenever I can get them. Only thing I ask is you DONT ask what my plans are with them.

 

[Noble Rooster]

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But at least you're actually using the rooster if you use him for meat! Abandoning something so it can starve to death/be killed by predators, cars, etc. is just cruel. People obviously have a range of intentions for their birds (livestock, pets, etc.) and that's fine, but freezer camp is better than a slow, frightening death, in my opinion.

 

[CountryPantry]

To bad you can't fingerprint the feathers to find the mean person that is doing this. That rooster was so cute!

 

[MagsC]

Yeah, abandonment is a crueler way to go.

I would much rather see one being used for meat than tossed out somewhere.

 

[dappertophatter]

That IS mean. Poor babies- i hope nobody got frostbitten. It's not like there are few people who would gladly 'do 'em in' to get a free meal.

 

[M To The Maxx]

 

[Randy]

I'm surprised that bums don't gather them up and eat them.

 

[radiodog]

Its kind of stupid to dump them...animal shelters will take poultry.

 

[FrizzlesRule]

That's a beautiful little rooster. How could someone be so rotten and just dump him??? There are alot of cold hearted people in this world. Dumping a precious animal is despicable.