They say that a dog is man's best friend. But for certain elderly people in the North East of England, fur has been swapped for feathers.
The lives of dozens of pensioners have been transformed thanks to a charity scheme that uses hens to counter loneliness.
俗話說，狗是人類最好的朋友，不過對於英格蘭東北部的老年人來說，雞才是他們的最佳夥伴！多虧了一家慈善機構推行的計劃－母雞飼養運動，使得許多老年人的生活獲得改善，免於晚年孤寂。
