Backyard chickens go to court; feuding neighbors told not to squawk

[Omaha Steve]

BRENDAN SULLIVAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
Stacy Williams shows off a leghorn chicken in the backyard of her Trendwood home. Williams, who is being sued by her neighbors, says her backyard chickens have helped her teenage son overcome anxiety and depression issues. A judge is deciding the case.


http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/backyard-chickens-go-to-court-feuding-neighbors-told-not-to/article_fe217614-41dc-11e5-a6ec-930560a9f4f8.html

POSTED: THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 12:01 PM | UPDATED: 4:46 PM, THU AUG 13, 2015.
By Todd Cooper / World-Herald staff writer

If a neighbor suing a neighbor over chickens isn’t a sign of the apocalypse, then this surely is.

After a hearing Thursday in which one neighbor asked a judge to order the removal of the other neighbor’s chickens from the woman’s yard, attorneys for both neighbors refused to let their clients answer any questions.

About chickens.

“We’d like the media to please be respectful and not try this case in the media,” said attorney Eric Kruger, who filed a lawsuit on behalf of Omaha resident Lynn Perry. “And that will be the end of our comment.”

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Earlier stories: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027038883 http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027044429

[ladyVet]

1. Yeah, let's not try this case in the media,

that's for ordinary things like murder and gay marriage.

I hope the chicken owners win.

[FLPanhandle]

2. I'd rather live next to someone with chickens than someone with dogs/cats

Dogs and cats are far more intrusive and disruptive than chickens (assuming no roosters).