Tricolore

Wellington SPCA is currently caring for three roosters that were taken to Saturday night’s Rugby game as mascots by French supporters.

Tricolore is still wearing his team’s colours as Wellington SPCA staff have not managed to clean the dye or paint off his feathers. He has been temporarily placed in a foster home so he can have dust baths to see if the colour on his feathers will come off. If not, he could be flying the French colours for up to six months until he moults.

Pepino, the rooster travelling the country with Frenchmen Laurent Bigot and Anthony Bigot, has been signed over to Wellington SPCA and will be going to live at an animal sanctuary.

The owners of the other two roosters, known by Wellington SPCA staff as Tricolore and Pepe Le Pew, are not known, so they will be held for 7 days to allow their owners to make contact with us.  If no owner comes forward Wellington SPCA will be looking for new homes where they can live in a free-range environment.

Anyone who is interested in offering a home to one of the roosters should contact us on 389 8044.

Watch Good Morning TV interview with Wellington SPCA’s Animal Welfare Inspector Ben Lakomy and Tricolore.

Pepino

Pepe Le Pew