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Anonymous Donor Funds "Operation Chicken Airlift" To Give Hens Retirement Homes

Finally, a happy ending for some laying hens who can no longer produce eggs! 

According to The Sacramento Bee, 1,200 white Leghorn chickens are on a $50,000 cross-country private cargo flight this evening from Northern California to upstate New York where they will be taken to nine different sanctuaries to live the remainder of their lives outside of cages and roaming the land without the expectation of producing breakfast for the egg-loving public. 

What’s even more impressive is that the donor who was willing to foot the exorbitant bill to transport the hens to their “retirement homes” remains anonymous

The Animal Place Sanctuary in Grass Valley, California received a phone call last month from a California egg farmer who was interested in saving thousands of laying hens that had outlived their “usefulness” from their demise. Thus began this unique rescue effort. 

“We’re ready,” said Jenny Brown of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary in upstate New York, which will take 200 birds. “We’ve got perches and nest boxes for them, lots of grass, even a small area where they can wander into the woods. They will be able to spread their wings and feel the sunshine for the first time in their lives. It is a joy and honor and privilege for us to give these chickens a second chance.” 

To read the rest of this happy story, go to:http://veganamericanprincess.com/anonymous-donor-funds-operation-chicken-airlift-to-save-doomed-hens...

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