MISSOULA — When faced with the decision to either kill his leftover roosters or find something else to do with them, Guy Hanson, owner of Axmen, thought outside the box.
![Roosters Junk Pile](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ab0a7b0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4240x2832+0+0/resize/1280x855!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fa7%2F45d1af92437491470463b14a82bd%2Fbunch-junk-pile.jpg)
Being the dictator for life of Axmen, he just so happened to have a recycling yard at his disposal and he thought, “why don’t I take them there!”
![Rooster Close Up](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/253528b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4240x2832+0+0/resize/1280x855!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2Fc3%2Fe307e15c46b093d8c9bf48d82f0e%2Fclose-up-stairs.jpg)
Today, The Axmen Recycling and Rooster Sanctuary Facility houses unwanted roosters by the dozens where they can be assured that they will not be killed.
![Excavator Rooster](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/16018a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4240x2832+0+0/resize/1280x855!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2F78%2Fd9fce5ab4deca9c8d0bb0996410b%2Fexcavator-far-group.jpg)
“Bring us your poor, your tired huddled masses — your roosters with anger management issues — and we’ll give them a place where they can live out their lives in peace and harmony," Guy Hanson told MTN.
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