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Chickens: Coming Soon to a Backyard Near You?
November 25th, 2011
Photography by eurleif via Flickr (CC)
As Toronto Life covered earlier this week, Toronto could very well be seeing the return of urban backyard chickens next year, after a 29-year hiatus. Those tuned into the local food movement are rejoicing, while those who worry about smell and sound are voicing their displeasure.
The Toronto Sun interviewed Toronto city councillor Joe Mihevic, and here’s a snippet of the piece:
Chickens are allowed in most U.S. municipalities and several Canadian cities are starting to hatch plans to allow limited numbers of egg-laying hens, Mihevc said. “It’s part of an urban food movement,” he added.
Mihevc pointed out Toronto Public Health officials say allowing the chickens wouldn’t create a human health issue. “There is no public health reason why it couldn’t go forward,” he said.
We know one urban family who housed chickens in their backyard, and they had nothing but good things to say about it in a past issue of Canadian Family.
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