KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Everyone knows the top dog at the Kent County Animal Shelter.
It’s not Tara Robinson, Office Administrator. Not Karina, the gray and white cat who oversees the lobby from her cat tree perch. Nor Angela, a black Pitbull mix, who helps file paperwork behind the desk.
Number one in the pecking order is Gregory Peck.
“He's a very photogenic rooster," laughed Robinson.
Gregory has been in the shelter for about two weeks now.
“We tend to get a handful of them every year," she said.
He's certainly not their first bird at the shelter. They'll take in anything domesticated.
“We've seen multiple fowl at one time, we had multiple chickens and turkeys and geese and pea fowl. We've also had multiple sheep, lots of pigs, goats, pygmy goats. We've had some ferrets, we get a variety.”
"It's a lot of fun," she smiled.
Though, Robinson said Gregory is special in his own right.
“Gregory Peck is rather shy, he enjoys being in his coop. He is comfortable resting in that area on his own," she said.
In a field filled with a symphony of dog barks and cat meows, the peace and quiet of silent Gregory Peck's coop is a nice change of pace.
"That's a safe space for him. We let him be," said Robinson.
It's safe to assume he spends his silent days quietly contemplating the past life he was rescued from.
“Gregory Peck was on an adventure without any people," Robinson explained. “He was found out by the road in southeast Grand Rapids.”
“Somebody took pity on him wanted to make sure he was safe and that he didn't interact with traffic. So, they let us know that he needed to be picked up.”
“Whether Gregory's people were able to see this interview and identify that he has their chicken and they want to be reunited with him, we would love to do that. But if not, we're happy to find him a new place to be.”
If he can't find his previous home, Gregory will wait at the shelter for a coop of his own.
“He has an adoption fee of $10," said Robinson. “It is a steal."
Top dog at the Kent County Animal Shelter is a $10 rooster and his silent, priceless peck at your heart.
“We hope he lives his best rooster life."
To read more on Gregory Peck and adopt him, click here.
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