Royal home for a chicken: King Charles III has adopted the animal from a charity – and also given the hen a name at his country estate Highgrove.
King Charles III (75) has taken in a chicken. The animal will be given a new home at his country estate Highgrove in western England, according to the British Hen Welfare Trust, a charity that works to save older laying hens. Charles named the chicken “Henrietta”.
“Henrietta” is the millionth chicken for which it has found a new home, the organization said. Commercial laying hens are usually replaced by younger ones after 18 months in order to continue to produce lots of eggs and keep costs low for consumers. The older hens are then slaughtered.
The organisation is committed to saving the animals. The thought that so many chickens will now have a peaceful end to their lives fills her with great joy, said the head of the organisation, Jane Howorth. The gardens of Charles’ private country estate, Highgrove, near Bristol, can be visited in the summer.
Source: Stern
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