A poster of a missing hen in Toronto is raising some eyebrows and being described as the “most Toronto” poster out there, but for one family it’s a genuine attempt to find their lost pet.
Shana T. and her nine-year-old daughter have three hens at their home but one of them disappeared on Sept. 4, near Dupont and Bathurst streets.
They’ve been looking for Moon, their estranged hen, everyday since then.
“She must have gotten spooked and left. We don’t know if someone came into our garden and kidnapped her or if an animal got her,” Shana T. told Now Toronto on Tuesday.
Moon is a standard looking hen with an apricot coloured exterior speckled with black spots on its feathers.
The family has had Moon since she was a week old. The hen would often go into her daughter’s bedroom to be held by her.
“Our chickens are very important to us and they’re our pets and they give us affection. My dad died from COVID in 2021 and someone gave us two babychicks, partly as my daughter’s birthday present, and we wanted them because it would help me cope with my father and my daughter’s grandfather dying,” Shana said.
Losing Moon has been emotional for Shana. and her daughter, who decided to donate $100 as a reward for Moon’s safe return.
According to Shana, she was too emotional to make the poster herself, so her friend pitched in and made a “missing pet” poster for the family.
A Reddit user posted a picture of the poster and called it the most Toronto poster they’ve seen.
People have since been weighing in online and are debating what makes the missing chicken poster so Toronto-like.
“I thought the most Toronto thing would be missing a raccoon or cobra chicken poster,” one Reddit user said.
“I think peak Toronto was the dead raccoon people built a shrine for,” another user commented.
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“This is so Canadian. Didn’t Toronto have a problem with wild turkeys attacking people years ago?” another person said.
Others have been making light of the situation, including one person who posted a picture of a six-foot-tall llama that went missing on June 21, near Jackman School Park, in the east end.
“I’ll see your hen and raised you a llama,” they said.
“Seen it crossing the road. Couldn’t figure out why,” one Reddit user said.
Others are sympathetic for the family and hope they find their lost pet.
“They’re not giving a $100 reward for a meat bird. This is a pet and laying hen. They want her back cause they love her,” one Reddit user said.
