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Meet Nuria, a tiny little chicken who is going to steal your hearts!

Mino Valley Farm Sanctuary found this poor little girl in a feed store, wedged in the middle of a crowded cage and unable to stand up. When her rescuer reached into the cage to try to get her to move, they discovered that she had a painful infection in her foot.


Nuria had given up, and who could blame her? The store owner didn’t even protest when Nuria’s rescuer pointed out that she was sick and likely to die if untreated. He surrendered Nuria, and she was taken for emergency treatment on her foot.

Nuria is now in the loving and safe hands of the Mino Valley Farm Sanctuary, where she will be treated with the best of care and given the chance to live a happy life. Her story is not even a unique one, as this kind of neglect goes on across the world for so many farm animals, with hens and chickens in particular often considered useless. Nuria was on sale for only 1.50 euro — that’s how little her life was worth!

Every animal deserves to be cared for and to have their health and well-being valued. Can you imagine being left in a cage to die of a disease that was easily treatable but not being helped because it wasn’t considered worth the cost? Thankfully, Nuria is safe now, pictured here with a new friend. Nuria, we’re so happy you escaped that awful cage!

Chickens have a reputation of being stupid birds who do nothing but lay eggs and eat, when in fact they are intelligent animals who show amazing maternal instincts and compassion that a lot of humans could learn a thing or two about! Why we have decided that their lives are less meaningful than ours is beyond our understanding. Chickens, and other farm animals that we belittle because we use them as food, deserve more from us than we are currently giving them! Neglect and abuse have no excuse anywhere, and we have to raise awareness of it so stories like Nuria’s aren’t typical ones.


Mino Valley Farm Sanctuary provides a safe haven for more than 150 abused, neglected, and abandoned farm animals. If you are interested in finding out more about their work or would like to donate to a great sanctuary, please get in touch!

Image Source: Mino Valley Farm Sanctuary

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