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Xena

Xena

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Xena

Name

Xena

Rescue Date

July 10, 2020

Location

Farm Sanctuary, California

Personality

Curious and sweet

Favorite Pastime

Eating

Xena was rescued from depopulation at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Depopulation” is an industry term euphemizing the mass slaughter of farmed animals. Typically, factory farms kill chickens like Xena when their egg production declines — usually within two years. During slaughterhouse closures, which were enforced to prevent the further spread of disease, the industry ordered farmers to get rid of animals they couldn’t sell.

Xena’s owner didn’t want the birds to suffer and released more than 600 hens to rescuers. Farm Sanctuary welcomed 14, including Xena, to our Acton, California sanctuary.

Factory farms overcrowd hens by the thousands, but now, Xena has room to explore! She spends as much time as she can outdoors, whether eating, dust bathing, or relaxing with the flock. Here, she doesn’t need to lay eggs to have value: her days, and her life, are all her own.

 

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By participating in the Adopt a Farm Animal Program, you’ll help provide the necessary support to care for Xena and defend all farm animals against cruelty.

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Xena hen