This month, Warrington Animal Welfare has actually supported Phoenix Hen Rescue UK in assisting to discover ethical houses for around 1,5000 rescue ex-barn hens.
At the charity’s Slutchers Lane website, 100 hens, some with hardly any plumes, felt the sun on their skin for the very first time.
The hens have actually now all gone off to their brand-new houses to feel ‘the grass underneath their feet’ for the very first time after being embraced.
WAW volunteer, Jacquie Atherton said: “We are so grateful to everybody who embraced a hen this weekend offering these women a 2nd possibility in life. Especially those who required a little TLC.
“It was so heart-warming to see these lucky girls feel the sun on their skin for the first time. The way they just lay in the sunbeam, like your pet cat or dog, they were so relaxed and blissful, most likely for the first time in their life.”
Find out more about Warrington Animal Welfare and how you can get included and assistance at warringtonanimalwelfare.org.uk