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Chickens as pet in Cape Town

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Someone dubbed the ‘crazy chicken lady’ has been accused of being the UK’s most annoying neighbour. As her nickname suggests, she has a large number of pet chickens that tend to be quite noisy.

Lucia Lawrence | Image via Daily Mail

Lucia Lawrence was served with a noise abatement order after neighbours complained that her cockerels would crow from as early as 2am. While the UK has their own laws around keeping chickens as pets, Cape Town has it’s own by-laws.

City of Cape Town residents can keep five chickens without a permit. Any number over five will require a permit, including if you want to keep a rooster.

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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