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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jessica Davis, as told to Sinead Campbell

The pet I’ll never forget: Stevie, the chicken who joined my dog pack

Jessica holding Stevie
Jessica Davis with ‘confident, outgoing’ Stevie. Photograph: Courtesy of Jessica Davis

Stevie and her siblings were the first batch of chickens I ever owned. I fostered them from a nearby animal shelter in 2021. Stevie was the most vocal of the three so I named her after one of my favourite musicians, Stevie Nicks.

I live on a huge plot of land in Malibu which I treat like an animal sanctuary – any animal that I can rescue and help, I will. I’ve been that way since I was a little kid. When my parents gave me a small allowance I would run to the pet store and bring a new animal home. Sometimes, I would find animals on the street and take them in.

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