What prompted me to write the post was a friend who against their better judgement let his daughter get 5 hens has recently announced she has fallen in love with a guy and is moving out. He asked if I could take the hens which unfortunately I can't.
Circumstances change and this is particularly true for young people as life demands they make changes such as going to college, getting a job, leaving home and forming relationships outside of the family.
What were their pets and hopefully their responsibilities can suddenly become yours...