ICYMI: Group Calls 'Fowl' On Changing Town Code For Chickens

In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last week in the Babylon Patch:

TOWN OF BABYLON, NY — As some residents fight to raise backyard chickens, one animal advocacy group is crying "fowl."

Last month, West Babylon resident Robert Frampton spoke on behalf of chicken owners in the town of Babylon and asked the Town Board to loosen restrictions. Specifically, Frampton asked the board to revise the code which states chicken owners must have a 100-foot setback, making it impossible for most who live closer than 100 feet from their neighbors.

However, John Di Leonardo, president of Long Island Orchestrating for Nature, asked the Town Board to keep the code as it is. He said his group has rescued multiple abandoned fowl in the area, including two ducks abandoned in the pond next to Town Hall and a peahen that had parasites.

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