Co Kildare rescue centre appealing for people to rescue hens this Sunday in BallymoreEustace

A Co Kildare rescue centre for animals is  holding another urgent hen rescue soon, in a bid to save thousands of them from slaughter.

Susan Anderson of LittleHill Animal Rescue is heading a rescue of hens this Sunday in BallymoreEustace.

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

Here are the details, there will be hen runs taking place on this Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28.

Also runs are taking place on Saturday, May 11, and Sunday, May 12.

People are being urged to  bring adequate sturdy cardboard boxes with lots of airholes, or preferably cat carriers, one per two hens.

Hens will not be given out without adequate travelling containers.

The adoption fee is €6.

People are being urged not to put hens through 'through an unnecessary journey'.

SATURDAY 27th APRIL : - CARLOW - CAVAN - ARKLOW - BRAY - LONGFORD - TALLAGHT - GOREY - NAAS - RATHANGAN - BUNCLODY - NAVAN - ATHLONE

SUNDAY 28th APRIL : - ROSCREA - HACKETTSTOWN - ENNIS - BALTINGLASS - LIMERICK - SHANNON - BALLYMORE EUSTACE - BLESSINGTON - NENAGH - PORTLAOISE -

SATURDAY 11th MAY : SLIGO TOWN - TULLAMORE - LONGFORD - ROSCOMMON - MULLINGAR - BALLAGHADEREEN - BALLYSHANNON - SWINFORD - CARRICK ON SHANNON - BALLINA - CELBRIDGE - TULSK

SUNDAY 12th MAY : BIRR - BALLINASLOE - TUAM - KILKENNY - GALWAY CITY - LOUGHREA - PORTUMNA - NEWBRIDGE - CASTLEDERMOT