Environment
Have Backyard Chickens Gone Too Free-Range?
Urban-poultry laws need to be stricter about public health and animal welfare, according to one expert.
A brood of big, fluffy chickens wandering around a suburban backyard is becoming an increasingly common sight these days. A 2013 survey suggested that one in every 100 households in the United States keeps poultry, with more planning to do so. The birds have even been hailed as the new status symbol for Silicon Valley elites.
As the trend goes, so go city laws.