North Okanagan animal advocates are pleading with the public not to abandon animals where their safety is compromised.

The plea comes after a recent case involving nearly 30 chickens left on the side of the road in Enderby, B.C.

“I was shocked,” said area resident Kim Turner. “I was shocked to just see them there. Obviously, with the weather, too, I was a little worried.”

The flock of hens was discovered off of Twin Lakes Road.

While it is a rural area, Turner said it was an unusual sight.

“We don’t usually have chickens running around. They’re in people’s yards,” Turner said. “It was a whole bunch of them all grouped together, just laying in the tall grass or standing in the tall grass.”

Turner was among the area residents who helped rescue the chickens with the help of the Okanagan

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