Stevie is a black Japanese Bantam chicken who was in the infirmary at the same time as Nicky the pigeon. Nicky took a liking to Stevie and never leaves his side. When Terry, the owner of the sanctuary, was showing Stevie to the tour group, Nicky immediately came over and parked himself on Stevie. Tim was quick enough to get this picture right after the landing through a crowd of people.

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The Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary is a 400-acre nonprofit refuge in Poolesville, Maryland, that offers care, rehabilitation and permanent sanctuary for neglected, abused or abandoned farm animals as well as providing a protected habitat for wildlife. They promote compassion and the humane treatment of all animals by educating the public on farm animal and wildlife issues.

A husband and wife team along with 100 volunteers and 8 staff care for more than 300 rescued farm animals, each with a name and a story of their rescue, and most of them quite friendly to humans. They’ve been in operation for 21 years, receive no public funding and survive only on donations.

For more information on the refuge, go to http://www.animalsanctuary.org

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