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2001: Kokun and Potpo
Like billions of chickens in the meat and egg industries, Kokun and Potpo were never supposed to feel the sun or breathe fresh air. When a PETA investigator rescued them, they were two downy babies, only 2 to 3 weeks old, who were destined to go from the Tyson farm where they were found to a dinner plate.
Already sick from the abhorrent conditions in a typical "broiler shed," where PETA's investigation revealed birds who were suffering from dehydration, respiratory diseases, bacterial infections, crippled legs, and heart attacks, they were grabbed and thrown into a heap of dying chicks.
Luckily, workers agreed when our investigator asked if he could have them. Kokun and Potpo were taken straight to the vet, who diagnosed an infection affecting their lungs and upper airways and put them on antibiotics. After a few days at PETA's headquarters, they went to their permanent home at the United Poultry Concerns sanctuary. They were placed in a large cage in the kitchen with big soft bath towels to sleep on. Soon they fully recovered.
Now, Kokun, a hen, and Potpo, a rooster, spend their days in one of the chicken yards, sunning themselves, preening, and investigating their natural surroundings.
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