Celilia is one of 2,000 egg-laying hens rescued from a factory farm in Gilroy, California.

Before coming to Animal Place, Cecilia - and the other chickens that arrived with her- had never been out of the small, cramped cage she was raised in; she had never touched the ground, felt the sun, or even been able to stretch her wings. All of that changed the moment she arrived at our sanctuary and she and the other hens have been able to live a life of freedom and comfort ever since.
"Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness"