These chickens are looking for a good home

September 13, 2005 1:40 PM

Who will speak for the chickens?
posted by mullingitover (34 comments total)

I'm hoping to adopt some of these delicious unfortunate, forgotten victims of the hurricane.
posted by mullingitover at 1:41 PM on September 13, 2005

Do the chickens have large talons?
posted by StarForce5 at 1:54 PM on September 13, 2005

Paging stavros
posted by grateful at 1:55 PM on September 13, 2005

Perhaps they can get sanctuary at the Tyson Refuge and Preserve.
posted by sourwookie at 1:57 PM on September 13, 2005

Where should they end up?
posted by Shfishp at 2:00 PM on September 13, 2005

I will speak for the chickens and I have this to say:

"Couldn't you motherfuckers eat a duck or a turkey once in a while?"
posted by Divine_Wino at 2:04 PM on September 13, 2005

"There was no rudeness. They didn't mock us."

More than can be said for MeFi, apparently. Myself, I like it when people do nice things.
posted by cl at 2:06 PM on September 13, 2005

My favorite part was when they saved the chickens.
posted by jefbla at 2:07 PM on September 13, 2005

Why save chickens when there are people and dogs and cats to save?

Good question.

The life of the chicken is as important to him as the life of the dog or cat is to them.

Good response.
posted by mrgrimm at 2:09 PM on September 13, 2005

Do these chickens come eith an Eglu?
posted by PurplePorpoise at 2:10 PM on September 13, 2005

This sanctuary recently also took on 200+ former egg layers who were bound for slaughter.
posted by Ogre Lawless at 2:12 PM on September 13, 2005

Saving chickens (for later), mmmmmmmm!
posted by blue_beetle at 2:15 PM on September 13, 2005

More than can be said for MeFi, apparently. Myself, I like it when people do nice things. - CL

I think there's a distinct difference between nice and WTF were they thinking?... Although the gesture I'm sure gives certain cliques a nice warm fuzzy, From a safety point of view, I think it was dangerous, and a wholly unnecessary risk to human wellbeing.

They mingled with dead fowl. They tromped around a disaster area. And from what I read, they sounded like complete outsiders to the area (meaning they didn't know their way around, nor the customs of the local population). all in a crisis situation. Try that in some parts of the nation / world, and you'll get shot on sight. And I'm seriously not kidding..

I hope I'm not the only one who thinks the gesture may have been "nice" but completely out of line. Sorry to not have fun with this but... geez...
posted by DuffStone at 2:26 PM on September 13, 2005

I'm with you, DuffStone
posted by tippiedog at 2:30 PM on September 13, 2005

> a wholly unnecessary risk to human wellbeing.

Why should human wellbeing outrank chicken wellbeing? My heart goes out to all my brothers--animal, vegetable and mineral.
posted by jfuller at 2:43 PM on September 13, 2005

The gods send their blessings to you, jfuller.
posted by lometogo at 3:37 PM on September 13, 2005

The life of the chicken is as important to him as the life of the dog or cat is to them.

I thought some animals had bigger self-importance organs than others.
posted by StickyCarpet at 3:41 PM on September 13, 2005

That family members - dogs, cats, birds, etc. - where refused during rescue and evacuation says so much about the quality of some peoples humanity... I would die to save a life. It's not mine to decide whoes life needs saving. . . that's all I have to say.
posted by johnj at 3:42 PM on September 13, 2005

I thought some animals had bigger self-importance organs than others..

All animal self-importance organs are equal, but some animal self-importance organs are more equal than others.
posted by Bonzai at 4:11 PM on September 13, 2005

It's not mine to decide whoes life needs saving. . .

Maybe not, but it is the rescue worker's. With limited time and resources, people come first.
posted by Bort at 5:52 PM on September 13, 2005

Why save chickens when there are people and dogs and cats to save?

Let's not forget. These are brown people.
*ducks*
posted by graventy at 6:06 PM on September 13, 2005

jfuller
The reason a humans well being is more important is: I can raise chickens , take their eggs and/or put them in a pot.
I do this because I have a larger brain than they do.
I also have an opposable thumb, they don't even have an
opposable claw.
While your statement is a typical 'feel good' statement, it is precisely that type of margin thinking which turns so many away from the enviro/animal rights(?) concept.
Over a good many years I have found rights belong only to those who also have responibility.
I have chickens who are pampered beyond belief. But they don't have any responsibilities, and thy have no 'rights'
posted by garficher at 6:13 PM on September 13, 2005

You know what? It's the lady's time, she can do with it what she pleases. She wanted to save some chickens. Good for her. Arguments about how it was wrong or selfish are just lame rationalizations because you don't like her world-view.

If more people could actually have the basic decency to respect life like she does, we might live in a bette world. As it turns out, we've got this cesspool.
posted by teece at 6:38 PM on September 13, 2005

Just a thought. Fowl in Asia carries a virus. What about these chickens, that have been hanging about the foul (sic) waters after the hurricane? Are they safe to eat anyway? Might as well save 'em.
posted by WaterSprite at 7:53 PM on September 13, 2005

The reason a humans well being is more important is: I can raise chickens , take their eggs and/or put them in a pot. I do this because I have a larger brain than they do. I also have an opposable thumb, they don't even have an opposable claw. While your statement is a typical 'feel good' statement, it is precisely that type of margin thinking which turns so many away from the enviro/animal rights(?) concept. Over a good many years I have found rights belong only to those who also have responibility. I have chickens who are pampered beyond belief. But they don't have any responsibilities, and thy have no 'rights'

Silly. Many of us may have enormously more important responsibilities than you, and even chickens can do things you cannot. Ever put digitless children in your pot? Do you fry the mentally ill?

Hell, most of the rest of us even spell better than you, large brain. You'll make a great appetizer.

Sentient beings absolutely have the right to live their full lives. I applaud Our Lady of Chicken Rescue.
posted by fold_and_mutilate at 8:47 PM on September 13, 2005

posted by spock at 9:03 PM on September 13, 2005

Are they taking votes on what to do with them?

1 barbecued light meat only, please
posted by 517 at 9:10 PM on September 13, 2005

Sentient beings absolutely have the right to live their full lives.

I agree, as far as it goes, but are you really claiming that chickens are sentient? If you are, then you have a different understanding of the word sentient than I do. I'm not saying that your definition is wrong, just different.

But then maybe I'm confusing sentient with sapient...
posted by Chasuk at 12:12 AM on September 14, 2005

Save the chickens? Come on this New Orleans, do some real good and save the crawfish
posted by poppo at 4:25 AM on September 14, 2005

CANARIES!@!!!
posted by rxrfrx at 4:45 AM on September 14, 2005

I'm glad someone thought to save my next helping of BK Chicken Fries.
posted by shawnj at 5:09 AM on September 14, 2005

The life of the chicken is as important to him as the life of the dog or cat is to them

Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't a chicken be a her?

Also, when did chickens become self-aware? Is this some sort of new genetic modification? My 2 year old nephew is just now developing self-awareness and he can talk. It's been a long time since I've seen a chicken that could talk.
posted by Pollomacho at 6:02 AM on September 14, 2005

Why save chickens?

Because every one of those hurricane-surviving chickens is a goddamn hero.
posted by Turtles all the way down at 9:17 AM on September 14, 2005

And so very tasty.
posted by blue_beetle at 9:32 AM on September 14, 2005