Animal Welfare United States Project #35495

The Rooster Project

by VINE

Project Report | Jul 7, 2022
Rooster Project Update

By pattrice jones | Coordinator, VINE Sanctuary

Greeting, and thank you again for your support of The Rooster Project at VINE Sanctuary!

As you may recall, the project has two main goals: (1) increasing the number of homes for roosters at VINE Sanctuary and other sanctuaries; and (2) working to end the two primary reasons that so many roosters need refuge: cockfighting and backyard hen-keeping.

Past updates have focused on roosters here at VINE and on our work helping other sanctuaries to expand their capacity to offer refuge to roosters. Today, I am happy to announce a development that will significantly enhance our ability to advocate for roosters nationally.

Later this month, a new staff member who is skilled in project management and volunteer will be joining the VINE team, and one of the things she'll be doing is finding new ways for volunteers across the country to advocate for roosters and against both cockfighting and backyard hen-keeping.

If you might have time to volunteer for this or other VINE projects in the coming year, sign up here, and you will receive periodic announcements of volunteer opportunities for The Rooster Project and other animal advocacy efforts of VINE Sanctuary.

Thank you again!

Sincerely,

pattrice

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Mar 9, 2022
Springtime for Roosters

By pattrice jones | Coordinator, VINE Sanctuary

Greetings, and thank you again for supporting The Rooster Project!

It's not quite spring yet, in fact snow is falling as I type, but the days are getting warmer and longer, and the sap is beginning to rise in the maple trees on and around the sanctuary.

Spirits begin to rise for the birds too, especially the roos! Crowing becomes more cheerful, and every warm day is an occassion for exploration of grounds that had been covered by snow only days before.

We continue to receive multiple requests to take in roosters every week. Yesterday, we were called upon to drive over to the local humane society to pick up a rooster who someone had found wandering around their neighborhood and brought to the animal shelter in a box. Today, we heard from a woman who had taken in a rooster abandoned by a neighbor but is dealing with some aggressive behavior from him. We're going to coach her on how to respond to that behavior, in the hopes that he can stay where he is.

A key element of The Rooster Project is the support and coaching that we provide to other sanctuaries. Right now, we are in the midst of the month-long virtual conference we have organized for staff, volunteers, and board members at farmed animal sanctuaries. While roosters are not a specific focus of the conference, many of its topics are directly relevant to rooster care and the conference as a whole will strengthen the overall capacities of participaing sanctuaries. Conference attendees include representatives of 130+ sanctuaries from 19 countries and 31 US states.

None of this work would be possible without the help of supporters like you. Thank you again for being part of our extended community!

Sincerely,

pattrice

rooster dropped off at humane society yesterday

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Nov 11, 2021
13 More?!?

By pattrice jones | Coordinator, VINE Sanctuary

Recently rescued roosters

Greetings, and thank you again for your support of The Rooster Project!

Last week, we were called upon to offer refuge to 71 birds who had been seized by authorities from a homestead where they were starving due to extreme neglect. Among those birds were 13 roosters. With the four roosters who arrived from other places in recent weeks, they brought the number of new roosters up to seventeen and the total of roosters in residence at the sanctuary to nearly 100. That's a lot of roosters!

The thirteen all needed check-ups and vitamin injections and will be needing extra rations until they have reached heathy weights. They look just a bit slim from a distance, but you can feel their protruding keel bones when you hold them, and they will need to gain weight fast to be able to manage the winter weather.

The other new roosters already have settled in nicely, but every new bird adds to our weekly bill at the feed store. Luckily, friends of the sanctuary have teamed up for a November challenge and will be matching every donation to the sanctuary this month. If you're a monthly donor, your gift this month will be matched! If you haven't donated to The Rooster Project recently, today would be a very good day to pitch in a few dollars, knowing that they will be DOUBLED.

With the match, we just need 13 people to give $10 each to offset the extra costs of caring for the hungry roosters who have recently joined our community.

Thank you again for your support of The Rooster Project at VINE Sanctuary!

Sincerely,

pattrice

PS Have you ever attended or watched a recording of a VINE event or an event at which I or another representative of VINE has spoken? If so, we want to hear from you! As part of our assessment of this year and planning for next year, we invite you to complete this survey for people who have attended any of our educational programs for activists.

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