In my local area a woman has won the right to keep hens in her rented accom
BBC news North west 8th March 2011
A Greater Manchester woman has fought off an attempt by her housing association to stop her keeping chickens in her back garden.
Natasha Brooks, from Ashton-Under-Lyne, won the day after quoting a little used law which encourages people to grow their own food.
The story is on there web page.
Yippee