Coop rebates and chicken-keeping classes: subsidise resident-owned backyard hens
#00033
The municipality does not distribute hens. It subsidises coops with a rebate and runs free chicken-keeping classes so residents keep their own backyard hens that eat food scraps. This avoids the authority's animal-welfare liability and fits where keeping hens is already legal.
Austin, Texas, USA
OngoingCity of Austin / Austin Resource Recovery · City
Coop rebate per resident75USD
Chicken-keeping class duration~1hour
$75 · City of Austin / Austin Resource Recovery (municipal waste department), zero-waste programme · 1 source