Over the next few weeks, LittleHill Animal Rescue is undertaking a major hen rescue operation. Thousands of hens are set to be culled, and LittlHill will be travelling to hundreds different towns around the country looking for people to adopt them.

Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Susan Anderson, Founder of LittleHill Animal Rescue alongside Rescue Hen Hayley...

Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.