Posted on 01/31/2018 6:50:12 PM PST by PROCON
Peppa the chicken struts around in his newly-made sweater. (Washington Corrections Center for Women)
So, uhm, prisoners at Gig Harbors Washington Corrections Center for Women are spending some of their time behind bars knitting sweaters for chickens because, well, theyre cold. Its a weird and, admittedly, adorable story.
The WCCW currently has two chicken coops. The fertilizer produced is used on the prisons gardens, which grows food for local food banks. But given the chilly temperatures, the chickens are freezing. That got Human Resources Consultant Paula Andrew (aka the Chicken Lady) thinking: why not get the prisoners to knit them some sweaters.
So, Allen brought the idea up to the prison recreation specialist, Carrie Hesch. Somewhat unbelievably, WCCW says Hesch didnt skip a beat and committed to the project. Really? Not a single beat? Not even a double take asking Allen to clarify? Wait, what? Haha, I thought you said sweaters for chickens!
A couple weeks later, and the program was good to go, with prisoners embraced the idea and began knitting away. It didnt go without hitches. According to WCCW:
The vests were a little large, but perfect for one of the members of the flock, Peppa, who pranced around the habitat with her buddy Salty.
(Excerpt) Read more at mynorthwest.com ...
Hee hee.
Quite fashionable....for poultry!
What’s next? Socks for chickens?
That has to go a long way toward some rehabilitation of these females.
FWIW, There are senior centers who donate knitted newborn caps and blankets for hospital nurseries/preemies. All good.
Then there's a group who engage in *yarn bombing*
Guerilla art. Crochet graffiti. Don't ask me to explain.
Sometimes keywords are an artform.
But I swear to Christ that if I find one lint ball in my KFC I’m writing a nasty letter.
or a tree ...
it would make me smile, unlike other types of graffitti
That’s the weirdest thing I’ve seen since I saw a guy driving a car covered with indoor-outdoor carpet tiles.
Neat!
Actually, the one I referenced was when I lived near the University of Kentucky in the mid 80’s.
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