Roosters and chickens dumped at cemetery slaughtered after brood gets out of handDAVID UNWIN/STUFF A plaque has been placed under a tree in the Kelvin Grove cemetery for a rooster the city council killed as part of a cull when numbers got out of hand. A group roosters and chickens that have been calling a Palmerston North cemetery home, have crowed their last song. Kelvin Grove Cemetery regular Damien, who only wanted his first name used, said four roosters and three chickens had been strutting about the graveyard for several years. Damien said the roosters and chickens could have been re-homed if people had been given the opportunity. City council parks and property manager John Brenkley said unwanted poultry had been dumped at the cemetery for some time.

Source: Stuff March 23, 2018 05:35 UTC