Associated Press picks up on Mad City Chickens again

“Madison Alder Marcia Rummel, hopes to change Madison’s 4-year-old chicken ordinance to allow people living in multi-family dwellings to keep chickens. Currently, the law enables only people living in single-family residences to have the fowl.”

The reason given:

“Backyard chickens have become popular in Madison, boosted this year by a documentary on the phenomenon, Mad City Chickens, which debuted at the Madison Film Festival in March.”



The piece was authored by reporter Lynn Welch of the Capital Times, then picked up nationwide by the Associated Press.

Associated Press Turns Attention on Mad City Chickens

 
Mad City Chickens is picked up by Associated Press writer Colin Fly. The growing interest in urban chickens is making national news, and our film, which is mostly in post-production now, is catching some press. Fly’s article has appeared so far in nearly 20 newspapers nationwide from Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago and the Twin Cities to Seattle, Portland, Denver and Anchorage.

Read the piece here.