Shipment of thousands of chicks found abandoned in USPS truck now overwhelming an animal shelter

4,000 chicks died in the mail. They expose a darker truth about the meat industry.

The baby chick shipping accident in Delaware was a tragedy, but the meat industry’s transportation problem is much bigger.

Thousands of Abandoned Baby Birds Recovered From USPS Truck

Thousands of baby birds are safe after a harrowing journey. In a press release, the Delaware Department of Agriculture revealed that, on May 2, the postal service informed them that they were in possession of an undeliverable box of baby birds. The department proceeded to facilitate the transfer of the orphaned chicks to First State Animal Center. Upon their arrival to the animal shelter, workers were stunned to find thousands of birds. The baby…

UPDATE: Thousands of Birds Lost in Transit Find New Homes

The First State Animal Center and SPCA has confirmed the remaining birds who survived a serious USPS shipping mishap have all been adopted.

Thousands of chicks adopted after abandoned in truck

Families, animal rescues and farms in the US have opened their homes to thousands of chicks that were found abandoned in a postal truck.

Thousands of chicks now at Delaware animal shelter after left stranded in USPS truck for days

Thousands of chicks were abandoned in a delivery truck, and the ones that survived are now being cared for at a Delaware Animal Shelter.

Delaware officials recover thousands of abandoned chicks from USPS truck

Delaware officials are pleading for caretakers to rehabilitate thousands of baby birds that were abandoned in a U.S.