Co Kildare Animal Rescue appealing for people to save the lives of chickens tomorrow in Naas

A Co Kildare rescue centre for animals will be holding an urgent chicken rescue tomorrow, in a bid to save thousands of them from slaughter.

Susan Anderson of LittleHill Animal Rescue is heading a rescue of battery hens tomorrow in Naas.

She said: "If we don't take them, they will be slaughtered."

Ms Anderson is urging people to private message LittleHill Animal Rescue & Sanctuary on Facebook to organise collections.

Ms Anderson posted the following information re Chicken Run 2018 on the sanctuary's FB:

Sat 7 April : ATHLONE- ATHENRY - BIRR - BALLINA - BALLINASLOE - CASTLEBAR - TUAM - CARRICK ON SHANNON - LONGFORD - MULLINGAR - PORTLAOISE - TULLAMORE - BLESSINGTON - CLANE - NAAS - TALLAGHT - KILCOCK - RATHVILLY

BUNCLODY - FERMOY - MALLOW - DUNGARVAN - LITTLE ISLAND, CORK - WATERFORD - NEW ROSS - ABBEYLEIX - BALLYMAHON - CAVAN - ROSCREA - GRANARD - KILKENNY - NAAS - NENAGH - ANNACROTTY, LIMERICK - CASHEL

[caption id="attachment_46361" align="alignnone" width="300"] Pauline McGlynn appeals to KildareNow viewers to support Littlhehills Rescue mission[/caption]

"Our fabulous patron, Pauline Mclynn , aka Mrs. Doyle from Father Ted, is going to be helping to deliver hens this Saturday, 7 April! Thanks Pauline, for giving up your time to help these gorgeous little hens!

Sadly, due to previous threats and to keep our Volunteers safe, we ask you to PLEASE PM your area to our page for all info, times etc .. IF you do not get a reply within 3 days, please please let us know via comment here ..