NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- About 300 chickens were found abandoned Friday on a Brooklyn street after falling from a delivery truck, animal rights activists said.
The chickens were spotted on Flushing Avenue and Williamsburg Street in South Williamsburg at about 11:15 a.m., according to Voters for Animal Rights.
Activists rushed to the scene, finding 30 of them dead, but 253 ended up living. Some went to a vet hospital for treatment.
Animal Care Centers told the New York Daily News that the owner of the chickens’ slaughterhouse declined rescuing them.
Two board members on Voters for Animal Rights transported about 50 chickens each, while others transported more for injury checks.
“We're grateful to the quick-thinking bystander who contacted VFAR for assistance, and the teams from NYCACC and Kind Kaporos for making sure that these chickens received prompt assistance,” VFAR said in a statement.
According to VFAR’s Allie Feldman Taylor, the chickens are now on their way to various sanctuaries to live out their lives.
Animal Care Centers told the Daily News that they believed the chickens were going to be used for Kaporos, an Orthodox Jewish ritual performed on the eve of Yom Kippur where the animal’s throat is slit after reciting a prayer.