Abandoned Chicken!?

Someone left a chicken in a cardboard box next to the boneyard. Anyone have any ideas who to call to pick it up? Animal control will not pick up the bird.

Perhaps a local bontanica?

Those are the folks that left it there in the first place. Why they didn't chop off it's head and drink it's blood or whatever else they were planning to do with it is beyond me. :roll: Maybe an aspiring santero lost his nerve when it came down to doing the deed? Last week a garbage bag filled with decapitated chickens was left at the same location, so this spot may be a training ground for voodoo priests. Btw, it's easier to get the City to deal with a dead chicken than a live one.

What happened with this? Please call farm sanctuary, www.farmsanctuary.org. 607-583-2225. They have rescued many chickens, goats, sheep etc.--I think they would help, I hope so.

Subject: Re: Abandoned Chicken!?

[quote="Yavel"]Someone left a chicken in a cardboard box next to the boneyard. Anyone have any ideas who to call to pick it up? Animal control will not pick up the bird. [/quote

what is the boneyard?

Same question as above. What is the boneyard? Green-Wood Cemetery?

send it over the a hungry homeless person :P.

Yes, I was referring to Green-wood. I think the chicken was taken in by the lady who first came upon it. I had to leave, but was trying to help her place the chicken by calling around. This seems to be continuing problem, so it's handy to have the contact info for the Animal Sanctuary.
Thanks, findcate.

I just think it's kind that you were posting to help this poor chicken...
Thanks for the update Yavel

This is a story of a chicken rescue from farm sanctuary's site...definitely relates. I'm sure they would help in the future...did anyone call the cops btw? it all sounds very creepy.


June Bug

In a very strange case of abuse, two men found June Bug after she was tossed over a backyard wall in Brooklyn. Apparently, she had been made an unwilling participant in a cruel religious ritual --a ritual that, for June Bug, culminated in a frightening flight into the air and a very hard landing.

Although June Bug must have felt grateful when her "rescuers" first scooped her up off the ground, she soon learned that they made less than ideal caretakers. The two men had little knowledge of how to properly care for a chicken, and though they meant well, they ended up causing little June Bug further harm. To prevent her from escaping from their yard, the two men knotted a string around one of her legs and tied the other end of the string to a tree. When they discovered that the string she had been tied with had dug into her skin all the way to the bone, they simply tied the string to her other leg.

After leaving June Bug tied to the tree for six months, the men finally realized that they could not provide for the hen the kind of home she needed. They brought her to our New York Shelter, hoping to give her a better life. We happily welcomed June Bug into our sanctuary family and immediately examined her for injury or illness. The string that had confined her and restricted her movement for more than half a year had left deep, painful indentations in both of her legs. Thankfully, though, with treatment and lots of extra love and attention from our staff, she recovered quickly.

Here at Farm Sanctuary, June Bug has learned to trust people for the first time. Shy and a little skittish when she arrived, she is now quite the outgoing and affectionate little hen. She is clearly enjoying her new life. Grateful for the gifts of companionship, comfort, and freedom, she spends her days making new friends, roaming our large, green pastures, and running and roosting anywhere and everywhere she pleases. As she scampers across the barnyard and scratches excitedly in the dirt, June Bug reminds all of us that chickens want to live safe, peaceful, and unrestricted lives, just as we do. Every chicken deserves to live such a life.