Joe Smeraldi keeps five chickens as pets in Fitchburg and is involved in a protracted legal battle with the city about whether the animals kept as pets count as "agriculture," which is would not be ...

Charlie, the beloved Belgian Draft horse at Frying Pan Farm Park, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 15 at the age of 20. An antidote to the stresses of work and the fast pace of modern life ...

BRAINERD — The question isn’t the chicken or the egg. It’s the chicken or the duck — or maybe even the goat or the pot-bellied pig. A whole slew of animals and their relative positions in the food ...

CONCORD, N.C. — You can now keep chickens as pets in Concord following the passing of a city ordinance. Action 9′s Jason Stoogenke has been following the story from the beginning when the Celmer ...

DANBURY – To Alina and Xavier Gomez and their two daughters, raising a half-dozen chickens at their 2-acre home in the spacious southern end of the city is as natural as planting a vegetable garden ...

That’s the question at the center of a North Carolina Appeals Court decision starring four backyard hens and their disgruntled neighbors. Nearly two years ago, the neighbors successfully sued to have ...

It may not seem like it, but chickens are incredible pets and livestock animals. They offer a unique blend of companionship, utility, and a lot of personality. They are not only endlessly entertaining ...

Source: Anil Öztas, via Wikimedia Commons. Chickens are experiencing a surge in popularity. In the U.S. alone, there are an estimated 85 million backyard or household chickens, making them the third ...

The N.C. Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit on Tuesday, April 4, 2022, centered on a neighborhood dispute concerning the ownership of backyard chickens. At issue is whether the chickens are considered ...