My volunteer , Laura and I cuddled the little guy in the stall and he enjoyed back scratches , and rooting through the straw , the first time he has probably been able to play in his small , traumatic life . Later , as Laura and I cleaned the chicken coop and de - loused the hens , we could hear Rusty snorting and banging against the stall door , wanting company . I put him back in with Wilma and Willow and he contentedly found a soft place in the straw , and closed his little eyes . Near dusk I spent even more time with Rusty , mixing up some food for him .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: What might have happened for the author and Laura to be there taking care of neglected animal ?
Options:
A. The place is not a farm but an animal shelter for farm animals that are no longer wanted or are taken from their own owners for not caring for them properly .
B. None of the above choices .
C. The author bought the farm , named the animals , but needed a volunteer to help him catch up on cleaning the hen house and playing with them .
D. The farm belonged to some people who neglected the animals out of ignorance or laziness .


D