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A chicken in every backyard: Urban poultry needs more regulation to protect human and animal health

  • Written by Catherine Brinkley, Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Development, University of California, Davis
A chicken in every backyard: Urban poultry needs more regulation to protect human and animal healthRanging free in the yard.thedabblist, CC BY

Colorado has received a lot of attention recently as one of the first states to allow recreational marijuana, but it’s also legalizing other things. Denver, one of the nation’s hottest urban real estate markets, is surrounded by municipalities that allow backyard chicken flocks.

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