Tania Daykin has dedicated her life to ending the exploitation of chickens.
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She founded Let the Ladies Go - a not-for-profit charity that saves clucky girls from slaughter by finding them loving homes.
Tania said her aim was to show that "chickens are intelligent and affectionate creatures."
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The charity purchases battery hens that would be slaughtered at 18 months old.
When the flock is due for slaughter the organisation buys them at the same rate the slaughterhouse would and re-homes them across Australia.
"We've inbred chickens and modified them to lay more than 300 eggs a year," Tania said.
The poultry-lover said naturally chickens only laid six to twelve eggs a year for reproductive purposes.
She said chickens used by farms to produce fertilised eggs have a life expectancy of three weeks.
"I don't think anyone who is aware would contribute [to the poultry industry]."
Tania said the rescued chickens were ambassadors for the humane treatment of their kind.
"The rescues are nothing like normal chickens," she said.
"They have never seen the sky before, never seen a tree."
Tania was a lawyer in her previous life and would pass a terrible smell on a daily basis.
Upon finding out it was coming from an egg farm she endeavored to help the animals caged there.
Flash forward to the present and she is saving chickens full time.
"Lives are more important than money or position," she said.
Let the Ladies Go has helped a total of 36,000 chickens find loving families.
"There are a lot of little ambassadors out there at the moment," Tania said.
She stressed the importance of finding homes for the animals as quickly as possible.
"When we are at capacity we can't ensure the welfare of everyone."
Let the Ladies Go will be re-homing chickens in Mittagong on October 26 at 11:30am.
Call Tania on 0415 258 915 to reserve your flock.
Head to www.lettheladiesgo.com.au for details.
