Urban barnyard: Should chickens live among us?
- March 11, 2010 11:51 AM |
- By POV
Chickens strutted on a Calgary sidewalk Wednesday night as about 100 people rallied for a bylaw change that would make raising the birds in backyards legal.
The rally, organized by the Canadian Liberated Urban Chicken Klub (CLUCK), was held outside a movie theatre in the neighbourhood of Kensington.
Some Calgarians raise chickens in their backyards, even though a city bylaw forbids raising livestock in most urban areas. There is an exemption for pigeons.
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Related: Dangerous exotic pets: Should they be banned?
b649ca69cbe5f604b8e7f889e88d6f23The rally, organized by the Canadian Liberated Urban Chicken Klub (CLUCK), was held outside a movie theatre in the neighbourhood of Kensington.
Some Calgarians raise chickens in their backyards, even though a city bylaw forbids raising livestock in most urban areas. There is an exemption for pigeons.
Read more:
Is there room for chickens and other small barnyard animals in an urban environment? Have we become too removed from the food we eat? Take our poll:
Related: Dangerous exotic pets: Should they be banned?
(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' votes.)
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