Detroit Considers Changing Rules For Urban Farm Animals
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit officials are working on an ordinance that would allow some residents and urban farmers to raise egg-laying chickens, ducks, rabbits and goats legally.
Detroit City Councilman James Tate, who would sponsor the ordinance, says the animals offer the community "the chance to know clearly where their food is coming from." Tate says City Council could vote on the issue in March.
The Detroit Free Press reports the goal is to allow homeowners and urban farmers to raise animals safely while also making sure neighbors aren't upset.
In Detroit, which has many urban farms, city laws technically don't allow for such animals.
Mark Covington of the Georgia Street Community Collective on the city's east side, however, is among those who have been raising animals in the city for years.
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