Donations and Homes needed for over 200 chickens
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Kymberlie Adams Matthews
Oct 20, 2005, 10:39:46 AM10/20/05
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Donations and
Homes needed for over 200 Yom Kippur chickens seized from Brooklyn
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Last Sunday the ASPCA seized more than 200 chickens from a Brooklyn lot.
These chickens were on sale as part of the Jewish kapparah rite by vendors camped out at a construction site at Coney Island Ave. and Avenue L in Midwood. The ritual is observed on Yom Kippur. A birds is waved in a circle above the head while saying a prayer; the idea is that the sins of the person go into the bird, who is then sacrificed.
The chickens were crammed into crates, stacked on top of one another and left out in the rain for days. These birds were encrusted with dried feces, urine and blood. Many suffered from severed toes, plucked out eyes and severe dehydration. ASPCA agents, sifted through the pile of discarded chickens and rescued the remaining live ones. An investigation into their death is underway.
Help Needed
On October 17th, Activists and ASPCA agents transported the 200-plus survivors to temporary housing at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary. With the help of Woodstock Animal Sanctuary, all the birds have been given an initial health examination. The ASPCA is currently performing blood tests to check for disease.
Some birds will be going to Eastern Shore Sanctuary and United Poultry Concerns but more homes on the east coast are desperately needed for these sweet broiler hens and roosters. Monetary donations are also needed to help activists transport the birds in rented trucks.
PLEASE CONTACT: Kymberlie Adams Matthews at kymb...@satyamag.com or 718-928-8495.
Last Sunday the ASPCA seized more than 200 chickens from a Brooklyn lot.
These chickens were on sale as part of the Jewish kapparah rite by vendors camped out at a construction site at Coney Island Ave. and Avenue L in Midwood. The ritual is observed on Yom Kippur. A birds is waved in a circle above the head while saying a prayer; the idea is that the sins of the person go into the bird, who is then sacrificed.
The chickens were crammed into crates, stacked on top of one another and left out in the rain for days. These birds were encrusted with dried feces, urine and blood. Many suffered from severed toes, plucked out eyes and severe dehydration. ASPCA agents, sifted through the pile of discarded chickens and rescued the remaining live ones. An investigation into their death is underway.
Help Needed
On October 17th, Activists and ASPCA agents transported the 200-plus survivors to temporary housing at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary. With the help of Woodstock Animal Sanctuary, all the birds have been given an initial health examination. The ASPCA is currently performing blood tests to check for disease.
Some birds will be going to Eastern Shore Sanctuary and United Poultry Concerns but more homes on the east coast are desperately needed for these sweet broiler hens and roosters. Monetary donations are also needed to help activists transport the birds in rented trucks.
PLEASE CONTACT: Kymberlie Adams Matthews at kymb...@satyamag.com or 718-928-8495.
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