NEWS SCRIPT KICKER | HITCHHIKING CHICKEN

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{GORDON SKINNY}

WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?

WELL... SHE DIDN'T.

SHE HITCHHIKED.

{VO}

AMELIA THE CHICKEN GOT TIRED OF THE COUNTRY LIFE- SO SHE DECIDED TO HIT THE CITY FOR A DAY.

HER FAMILY SAYS SHE CLIMBED INTO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF A PICKUP TRUCK- THEN ENDED UP WANDERING THE STREETS OF BURLINGTON VERMONT.

A GOOD SAMARITAN FOUND AMELIA AND TOOK HER IN- THEN TURNED TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO TRY AND FIND HER OWNER.

{REBECCA THIBEAULT / AMELIA'S OWNER}

"I was like, 'this is my chicken!' We need to go get my chicken"

BUTT TO

{LO FASANO / FOUND AMELIA}

"I'm so happy there's so many members in the Burlington, Vermont Facebook community that can help us when we lose things... like a chicken"

{VO CONT}

WHO HASN'T LOST A CHICKEN?

AMELIA WAS RETURNED TO HER OWNER AND IS NOW LIVING HAPPILY- BACK - IN HER COOP.