Sarah Walker, 37, from Cornwall, was determined to teach her children to be kind to animals – so, three years ago, she adopted eight ex-battery hens.
Sarah, a teacher, says, “We’ve always been a family of animal lovers, so I started looking for animals to adopt. I discovered the British Hen Welfare Trust had a scheme to help rehome ex-battery hens and they were holding an event in Cornwall, where we live. I knew it would be a valuable experience for my daughter, Evie, eight, and her little brother James, five, and my husband, Sam, 37, was keen too.
“When we arrived at the barn, I burst into tears because the chickens were nervous and missing feathers. We adopted eight and took them to live in our semi-detached house, which…
