50,000 egg-laying hens were abandoned at a California factory farm. They were left locked in battery cages without food or water for two weeks. By the time they were found, one-third of the girls had perished, and the rest were starving and near death. Sanctuaries, shelters, rescue groups and volunteers worked together and rescued over 4,500 of the hens, who will have the opportunity to live out their lives in peace at animal sanctuaries.