Chickens to Get Hollywood Homes: PETA Hosts Adoption Event for 50 Rescued Hens

Animal Place and PETA Welcome Adoptive Families for Birds Saved From Egg Farm Collapse

For Immediate Release: 
October 12, 2012

Contact:
Sophia Charchuk 202-483-7382 

Los Angeles -- The scene at PETA's Bob Barker Building will be feathered and festive this Sunday, when PETA plays host to 50 hens who are looking for homes. The birds were rescued by Animal Place and other sanctuaries from an abandoned egg farm outside Turlock, Calif., where an estimated 50,000 chickens were left in battery cages for two weeks without food or water. Preapproved adopters attending the event will have the opportunity to meet the birds and hear their stories while snacking on PETA's special vegan egg-salad sandwiches.

When:   Sunday, October 14, 9:30–11:30 a.m.

Where:  The Bob Barker Building, 2154 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles

"Chickens are sensitive social animals who deserve a loving home as much as any dog or cat, not life on a miserable factory farm," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "Not everyone has what it takes to care for a rescued chicken properly, but everyone can help chickens everywhere simply by not eating them or the eggs that they are caged to produce."

On factory farms, virtually all chickens have part of their sensitive beaks cut off with hot blades. Egg-laying hens spend the rest of their lives crammed into filthy wire cages, where most will never be able to extend their wings. Also, because male chickens are useless to the egg industry, male baby chicks are discarded at birth—often by being tossed into high-speed grinders while they are still alive.

For more information, please visit PETA.org or AnimalPlace.org.