A rooster crow proclaims all is well at a Vermont farm that is also home to some curious goats and a climate change migrant family. The Holden family lost everything to one of the most destructive wildfires in California, when the infamous Camp Fire razed their town of Paradise in 2018. James and Ellie Holden, with their five children, barely escaped with their lives, driving through their burning town in a bid to save their lives. The traumatic experience convinced them to seek a new home in an area that will not expose them to wildfire dangers and other climate change risks. They also wanted to ensure that they could get jobs and afford buying lots of land for farming. Their search led them to Proctor, a picturesque town near one of the best ski areas in eastern United States. The trend of families factoring climate into a move has become more prominent in the past several years, as temperatures soared and the cost of disasters went through the roof. Several reports earlier this year highlighted the trend, with one finding that 2021 was the deadliest year for disasters for the contiguous United States since 2011 with 688 people dying in 20 different disasters. The Holden family is happy with their decision to resettle in an area that exposes them to the least risks to climate change ravages. Their children enjoy their farmhouse lifestyle with a very vocal rooster – helping to harvest flowers for sale at their farm stall, biking and hiking on their property or helping in their garden.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — The reward for the safe return of a rooster missing from Funny Farm Rescue & Sanctuary has risen to $2,000, according to the latest post by the animal care facility.
Funny Farm confirmed Tuesday afternoon it had not yet found Squiggy, a chronically cockadoodledoo-ing rooster last seen a week ago.
“Do you hear a new rooster in your neighborhood? It could be Squiggy,” Funny Farm wrote on Facebook.
In a bid to spur people to action, Funny Farm staff mentioned Squiggy is a new dad, with a wife and chicks who miss him very much.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — A local animal sanctuary is seeking help after a rooster went missing.
Farm staff said they have a few leads — “We think he may have accidentally got into someone’s car” — but it will take some time to review all their surveillance footage from around when Squiggy went missing.
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They promise not to ask questions or press charges if the rooster is returned.
“Please bring him home. The whole world loves this little rooster more than words can ever say,” according to the post.