In this provided by Mikayla Feehan and taken on April 3, 2019, a pet chicken named Granite Heart sits next to a custom wheelchair made by Walkin’ Pets in Amherst, N.H. On a recent SNL episode, the television show's "Weekend Update" co-host said she should "just eat the chicken." Ten-year-old Alora Wood of Underhill, Vermont, tells NECN-TV that she knows the segment was meant to be a joke, but says what if it was a dog. The chicken was born with a deformed foot. (Mikayla Feehan/Via AP)
Republished April 12, 2019 - 12:02 PM
Original Publication Date April 12, 2019 - 9:31 AM
UNDERHILL, Vt. - A Vermont girl isn't happy that her disabled pet chicken was joked about on "Saturday Night Live."
The chicken, named Granite Heart, is learning to walk with a custom wheelchair.
On a recent 'SNL' episode, the television show's "Weekend Update" co-host said she should "just eat the chicken."
Ten-year-old Alora Wood of Underhill, Vermont, tells NECN-TV that she knows the segment was meant to be a joke, but says what if it was a dog.
The chicken was born with a deformed foot.
The girl says: "Any creature, no matter how big, no matter how small, they deserve to have a perfect life."
The custom wheelchair came from a company in Amherst, New Hampshire, that makes pet wheelchairs.
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