Day 2: New York Transit Crisis Sees Uplifting Animal Survival; Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists Technician Braves Traffic to Rescue Injured Chicken.

WHAT:   Why did the chicken cross the road? Perhaps the answer to
        this age-old question lies between the growing transit strike
        crisis in New York and a remarkable story of survival about
        a stray and wounded chicken whose life fell into the hands
        of one fast-acting New Yorker, who braved the painstakingly
        gridlocked traffic to usher the bird to safety. Archie
        Limpagnano, a veterinary technician at Fifth Avenue
        Veterinary Specialists and 24-Hour Emergency Care (FAVS) in
        Manhattan, and some co-workers were carpooling to work from
        Queens, when Limpagnano noticed what appeared to be an
        injured chicken on the 59th Street bridge. Getting out of
        the car, he quickly captured the bird and drove it to the
        hospital, where a critical care veterinarian examined the
        chick and determined it had a broken wing as a result of
        being twice hit by motorists. After undergoing treatment,
        the chicken is now well on its way to recovery and has even
        been adopted, thanks to the Mayor's Alliance for Animals
        program. Like many New Yorkers, maybe the chicken crossed
        the road simply to get to the other side.

WHERE:  Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists and 24-Hour Emergency Care
        One West Fifteenth Street
        New York, NY 10011

WHO:    Meet this lucky chicken and see its remarkable recovery!
        Interviews available upon request through media contact.