Roosters

ADOPTION - ROOSTERS

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Please donate sacks of chicken pellets and mixed grains to help us in our rescue work.
Please do not allow your children to raise a chick as a school Ag Day animal
Please consider establishing an all-rooster sanctuary
Please stop the habit of eating eggs

We are always in need of rooster homes where they can live out the length of their natural lifespan in peace. Roosters are among the most mistreated and unwanted animals we assist. Factory, barn and free-range egg farming systems annually cause the slaughter of billions of them at birth because they are superfluous to the egg industry; they are cruelly and illegally abandoned on roadsides, carparks and in public parks; they are killed by backyard breeders, show breeders and chicken hobbyists. Highly dependent school 'Ag Day' roosters are dumped soon after the ribbons have been awarded. In suburban or roadside areas they are tormented by the public, killed by dogs, traffic and councils, they suffer from starvation and untreated illnesses - and cruel methods are used by poachers to capture them.

THE BOATSHOP BROTHERS SEEK LOVING GUARDIANS

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To view our short rooster documentary, click here.

“The Boatshop Brothers” are yet another group of gorgeous young cockerels who were irresponsibly hatched out with their four sisters at a boatshop on the North Shore of Auckland.

We have managed to find lovely homes for dozens of their predecessors from this property, for their father, their female siblings and for one of their brothers (Lion) - but the three remaining sweet boys are still homeless and unwanted.

Now that they have reached maturity and have begun crowing, they need more space than our rescue pen can provide for them. With their beautiful colours and their curious personalities, they will artistically grace any rural property, barn surrounds and fenceposts.

If you are able to offer these juveniles a home that is safe from roaming dogs and provides tree shelter from hawks, please contact me. You will need to be zoned rural, to have a fresh water supply, to feed them every day until they settle in - and you will need to enjoy the sound of crowing. If necessary, we will home them separately. Their names are King, Prince and Napoleon.

NOTE: If you are unable to stop surprise clutches of chicks hatching out, please keep your hens and roosters permanently in a large enclosure - so that eggs can be collected each day. We find it strange and tragic that people are shocked when 50% of chicks turn out to be unwanted males.

ROOSTERS ARE DYING EVERY DAY DUE TO ABANDONMENT

Roosters are among the most mistreated and unwanted animals we assist. They are cruelly and illegally abandoned on roadsides and in public parks, the egg industry annually slaughters billions of them at birth, they are killed by backyard breeders and chicken hobbyists. In suburban or roadside areas they are killed by councils and poachers.

To view our short rooster documentary, click here.

Roosters

Do you have an area on your property where a group of roosters could be released? There would need to be a natural or manmade water source and, depending on the habitat, feed provided for them at least every second day.

When irresponsible and callous people abandon their roosters in public places, these vulnerable birds face regular authorised slaughters, starvation, public abuse, untended illnesses & injuries, relentless cockfights, poachers killing them for human consumption & eel bait, dog attacks and traffic injuries.

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The infrequent dumping of hens in a rooster area results in serious and sometimes lethal injuries from pack-raping.

These are just a fraction of Animal Re-homing’s photographs of rescued chickens – the huge majority of whom are roosters. We have found safe, life-long homes for over 2000 of these colourful creatures during the past seven years, but we are now out of secure havens.

Please join the many North Island families who have offered their rural properties to one or 100 of these colourful boys.

Check with your Council that you are zoned rural and therefore permitted to care for roosters. Please also ensure that your property is safe from roaming dogs and that your nearest neighbours don't mind the sound of crowing. Hawks can also pose a lethal threat to smaller roosters.

Although they would no doubt enjoy the comfort of a coop to retire to, the roosters would be satisfied with sleeping in the trees or a barn at night.

I look forward to your life saving responses with appreciation. Conditions apply.

NOTE: If you witness anyone dumping chickens in public places, please note the time & date and write down their car number plate & description. If possible, also take a photograph of the offender(s) and forward all details to the Auckland SPCA so that a prosecution follows. Please inform others that abandoning an animal is cruel and is illegal under the Animal Welfare Act. Offenders can be fined up to $50,000.00, face a 12 month prison term - or both.