NEXT RESCUE - 27th FEBRUARY 2010...WE ARE NOW FULLY BOOKED !!

Who we are

We are an independent group with the objective of rehoming battery hens which would otherwise be slaughtered.  We have grown into a nationwide organisation, with volunteers working all over the country and helping us to distribute the hens in localities as far apart as Durham, Cardiff ,Poole and Dover. Although we have many local groups, we work co-operatively and we all respect the same Code of Conduct. Our commitment is always to work legally, ethically and in the interests of the hens.

We have no formal connection to any other organisation, although we have good relationships with many other groups involved in rescuing animals.  We value the lives of these birds and are committed rehoming them in safe, suitable homes where they can live out the rest of their natural lives.

What hens do we rehome?

All of the hens we rehome are battery hens. We purchase our hens from farmers just before the slaughter date.  Commercially, hens are slaughtered after about a year of laying, when their production drops below the 6 eggs a week that is required to make them commercially profitable.  Their carcases are worth very little and are usually sold for dogfood, babyfood or cheap processed pies etc.

Who are our rehomers?

We rehome to a diverse range of individuals/groups wanting hens as pets or companion animals.  Hens have begun their new lives in  town, city and country gardens, allotments, schools and residential care homes.  We do not rehome to people wishing to trade in hens ie selling them on.  We welcome contact with rescue centres who would be able to offer help in rehoming hens.

Finances 

We operate on a shoestring (ie no funds!) and depend on the kindness of volunteers to make our rescues possible.  We ask for a donation of £1.50 per hen from people rehoming our hens - more if you can afford it, because £1.50 does not cover all our costs.  We make no profit from our work, and are not always able even to refund the expenses of volunteers.