Unconventional Comfort

• Calgary council approves changes to allow livestock as emotional support animals

  Calgary City Council has approved bylaw changes that will allow people to keep livestock as emotional support animals beginning next year.

  Features

  Oct 15, 2018
  
• Calgary council to vote on proposed bylaw changes to allow livestock as emotional support animals

  Council voted unanimously in February to re-examine the bylaw regarding allowing non-traditional emotional support animals, like livestock, in the city.

  Politics

  Oct 3, 2018
  
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• Charge withdrawn against Calgary woman fighting to keep emotional support hens

  Nikki Pike is a survivor of sexual abuse and the three chickens are doctor-prescribed to help her cope with severe anxiety and depression.

  Crime

  Jun 25, 2018
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• Calgary city council takes first step towards recognizing non-traditional emotional support animals

  Calgary city council has agreed to explore allowing non-traditional emotional support animals which currently aren’t allowed in the city limits.

  Health

  Feb 26, 2018
• Unconventional Comfort: City to hear notice of motion to allow for non-traditional emotional support animals

  A notice of motion will be presented Monday to amend the current responsible pet ownership bylaw to allow for non-traditional emotional support animals within the Calgary city limits.

  Health

  Feb 23, 2018
• Unconventional Comfort: City to re-examine bylaw, ‘Nobody is coming to take those chickens away’

  Nikki Pike’s three chickens are doctor prescribed emotional support animals used to help treat her severe anxiety and depression.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2017
• Unconventional Comfort: Is a Calgary bylaw in violation of a sex abuse victim’s charter rights?

  A Calgary woman fighting to keep her emotional support hens could argue her charter rights are being violated.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2017
• Unconventional Comfort: Calgary sex abuse survivor fights to keep emotional support hens

  A Calgary mother is struggling to hold on to the one thing that’s helping her cope with mental illness.

  Health

  Dec 18, 2017