Source: NPR
A Delaware animal shelter is working to rehome over 8,000 chicks that survived after being abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) truck for three days. The chicks, part of a shipment of 12,000 from Pennsylvania-based Freedom Ranger Hatchery to farms nationwide, were discovered at a USPS distribution center without food, water, or temperature control. Approximately 4,000 chicks were found dead. The surviving birds were taken to the First State Animal Center and SPCA in Camden, Delaware, and put up for adoption on May 13, though only a few hundred have been adopted so far.
Freedom Ranger Hatchery blamed USPS for the undelivered shipment but said it could not take the birds back due to biosecurity concerns. USPS acknowledged the loss and stated it is working with stakeholders to prevent future incidents. Animal rights groups like PETA have long criticized the practice of mailing live animals, calling it inhumane and unsafe.
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