Latest case of animal abandonment in North Okanagan has advocates issuing a plea

While it's not known why exactly the chickens would be abandoned there, Runnalls said there are always other options to consider. 

North Okanagan animal advocates are pleading with the public not to abandon animals where their safety is compromised.

The plea comes after a recent case involving nearly 30 chickens left on the side of the road in Enderby, B.C.

“I was shocked,” said area resident Kim Turner. “I was shocked to just see them there. Obviously, with the weather, too, I was a little worried.”

The flock of hens was discovered off of Twin Lakes Road.

While it is a rural area, Turner said it was an unusual sight.

“We don’t usually have chickens running around. They’re in people’s yards,” Turner said. “It was a whole bunch of them all grouped together, just laying in the tall grass or standing in the tall grass.”

Turner was among the area residents who helped rescue the chickens with the help of the Okanagan Humane Society (OHS).

“There was about 10 people that showed up with nets and blankets and crates and one of the neighbours nearby that had called it in, they created a makeshift pen for them to get them in for the night,” said OHS executive director Romany Runnalls.