30 Abandoned Roosters Need New Homes

SAN DIEGO — San Diego Humane Society is looking for new homes for 30 abandoned roosters.

The owner of the roosters left them overnight on Dec. 28 at a feed store in Escondido, with a note explaining he could no longer take care of them, according to Humane Society spokeswoman Dariel Walker. The birds were taken to the Humane Society.

The roosters are all healthy and social and are available for adoption at the Humane Society's Escondido campus. The Humane Society urges potential adopters to check local ordinances to be sure they are allowed to have a rooster. Some city ordinances prohibit roosters.

The Humane Society urges pet owners who are unable to take care of their animals to bring them to the organization's shelters rather than abandoning them, Walker said. Shelters are located in San Diego, Escondido and Oceanside.

Visit www.sdhumane.org.