’Other’ pets that can make a house a home - The Advertiser
Covid-19 has led to a surge in Aussies wanting to become pet owners and there's plenty more to choose from than just cats and dogs. Julie O'Shea, founder of the hen rescue charity Who Gives a Cluck, says Covid-19 has led to a surge in inquiries from those wanting hens of their own with some looking for a new hobby and others after pets for their new rural abodes. The charity rescues hens from farms when they hit 18 months or so, a period at which they begin to lay less eggs. If they weren't rescued at this age they'd be culled (another word for euthanased). Instead, they're rescued by Julie and her team of volunteers. "I give every hen a thorough physical, plus the royal spa treatment consisting of a full body massage with lice mite treatment, tonic for internal worms, pedicure to remove those clumps of mud they can accumulate in big flocks, an ear nose and throat check and then finally, an essential oil mini massage of their comb and wattle.&qu