Rescue & Adoptions
In Loving Memory
June Bug
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a very strange case of abuse, two men found June Bug after she was
tossed over a backyard wall in Brooklyn. Apparently, she had been
made an unwilling participant in a cruel religious ritual -- a ritual
that, for June Bug, culminated in a frightening flight into the
air and a very hard landing.
Although June Bug must have felt grateful when her "rescuers" first
scooped her up off the ground, she soon learned that they made less
than ideal caretakers. The two men had little knowledge of how to
properly care for a chicken, and though they meant well, they ended
up causing little June Bug further harm. To prevent her from escaping
from their yard, the two men knotted a string around one of her
legs and tied the other end of the string to a tree. When they discovered
that the string she had been tied with had dug into her skin all
the way to the bone, they simply tied the string to her other leg.
After leaving June Bug tied to the tree for six months, the men finally
realized that they could not provide for the hen the kind of home
she needed. They brought her to our New York Shelter, hoping
to give her a better life. We happily welcomed June Bug into our
sanctuary family and immediately examined her for injury or illness.
The string that had confined her and restricted her movement for
more than half a year had left deep, painful indentations in both
of her legs. Thankfully, though, with treatment and lots of extra
love and attention from our staff, she recovered quickly.
Here at Farm Sanctuary, June Bug learned to trust people for the first
time. Shy and a little skittish when she arrived, she grew into
a very outgoing and affectionate little hen. She always enjoyed
her life here.Grateful for the gifts of companionship, comfort,
and freedom, she spent her days making new friends, roaming our
large, green pastures, and running and roosting anywhere and everywhere
she pleased. When she scampered across the barnyard and scratched
excitedly in the dirt, June Bug reminded all of us that chickens
want only to live safe, peaceful and unrestricted lives, just as
we do. Every chicken deserves to live such a life.
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