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Chickens in Chicago

Posted  by Curtis Black of Community Media Workshop.

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Tagged with chicago city council, chicken and farm.

Nov. 13, 2008 - When the Chicago City Council considered an ordinance banning chickens from the city late last year, the folks at the Angelic Organics Learning Center in Woodlawn e-mailed fellow urban agriculture supporters. The ordinance was tabled, but the center heard back from several Chicago chicken owners and many others who were interested in learning more.

It's illegal to slaughter chickens (or any animal) at your home in Chicago, but it's legal to raise them for pets -- or for eggs, said Martha Boyd of Angelic Organic's urban initiative.

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