RCMP say 10,000 chickens at a barn in Nova Scotia have died after a break and enter

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LUNENBURG - Nova Scotia RCMP say a break and enter at a poultry barn in the Lunenburg area resulted in the death of thousands of chickens.

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LUNENBURG – Nova Scotia RCMP say a break and enter at a poultry barn in the Lunenburg area resulted in the death of thousands of chickens.

Police say they responded to a report of a break and enter Saturday morning in Pine Grove.

Mounties say about 10,000 chickens died after the barn was broken into and the building’s ventilation fans were turned off.

A chicken rests inside a cage as it waits to be slaughtered inside the La Granja Live Poultry Corp. store on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
A chicken rests inside a cage as it waits to be slaughtered inside the La Granja Live Poultry Corp. store on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Police believe the break-in happened Friday around 10 p.m.

The break-in remains under investigation. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2026.

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