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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: grinling on February 18, 2017, 17:50

Title: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: grinling on February 18, 2017, 17:50
RSPCA have them, looks like warrens and mostly hen chicks from the piccys.
Come from local breeder so fully traceable.
Title: Re: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: Mum2mj on February 18, 2017, 18:09
I just read about that - shocking thing to do!
Title: Re: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: MidlandBrewer on February 18, 2017, 22:41
Do you have a link to the article, thats shocking news!
Title: Re: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: Mum2mj on February 19, 2017, 08:06
Quote from: MidlandBrewer on February 18, 2017, 22:41
Do you have a link to the article, thats shocking news!

It was on the BBC England page, they quoted 1800 chicks  >:(
Title: Re: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: New shoot on February 19, 2017, 08:20
Link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-39015085

Some people are just heartless  >:(
Title: Re: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: Mum2mj on February 19, 2017, 09:03
Quote from: New shoot on February 19, 2017, 08:20
Link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-39015085

Some people are just heartless  >:(

I would like to know why they did it!
Title: Re: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: New shoot on February 19, 2017, 09:12
Does seem very odd, as well as cruel.  They bought the chicks then dumped them  :wacko:

Luckily the majority survived the ordeal, but why not just take them back if you had changed your mind  ???
Title: Re: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: grinling on February 19, 2017, 16:55
You are not supposed to take back poultry you have sold as you will have to cull or keep quarantined away from your livestock.
The seller has taken them back.
Title: Re: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: snowdrops on February 19, 2017, 19:28
Why buy them in the first place?
Title: Re: 1000 chicks abandoned in Cambridgeshire
Post by: Yorkie on February 19, 2017, 20:05
Quote from: grinling on February 19, 2017, 16:55
You are not supposed to take back poultry you have sold as you will have to cull or keep quarantined away from your livestock.
The seller has taken them back.

I heard the interview with the RSPCA Inspector; I think the chicks were placed back with the seller as it was difficult to place that many chicks elsewhere at such short notice.