There are 350 ex-commercial hens who desperately need loving homes - and you could be the one to give it to them. The British Hen Welfare Trust is urgently trying to rehome the hens at a rehoming event in Rose Ash, near Exmoor, on September 20.

The charity is urging animal fans to give the girls a second chance at a happy life. All they need to do is register online at bhwt.org/hen-adoption , no later than 4pm on September 19.

The hens will need a fox-proof home, food, water and a little TLC. BHWT volunteer Jennifer Compton says the hens "bring so much joy”.

Jennifer, who lives in Totnes , volunteers at the national charity that rehomes thousands of hens every year from egg farms into loving back gardens.

She said: "Not only are they entertaining but they’re easy to train. They learn

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