Brent in his aviary enclosure, trotting along the fenceline

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Bantam Brent packs a great big personality into a tiny little body! He was found as a stray by a Good Samaritan back in September, who brought him to the Los Angeles East Valley shelter. Unfortunately, even being incredibly tiny, cute and cuddly doesn’t omit a rooster from being a victim of animal abandonment.Brent has certainly captured the hearts of the volunteers at the animal shelter! As shelter volunteer Andrew Brown describes him:"From day one, Brent has always been very friendly and loves getting attention from people. In fact, when folks walk by his aviary enclosure, he trots along the fence line, following them."“Brent is extremely comfortable being carried and is quite trusting of his handler. As a result, we are able to pose him in fun positions. I call this his “rooster yoga”, and I have named the pose in the following photos “downward cock”!”"Brent is snuggly and affectionate.""He is so little that he fits in one hand!""Although two hands is cozier..""Brent is certainly confident, even “cocksure”, and his crow is every bit as impressive as that from roosters four times his size!""He hasn’t been housed with other birds while at the shelter, but he has seemed indifferent to them when they have been in his vicinity."Saul has been adopted!