Elderly goats face eviction after Franconia zoning ruling, sparking backlash and petition, owners seek variance to let animals live out their remaining years
A pair of elderly goats that have lived quietly in Franconia Township for more than a decade are at the center of a growing controversy after the township’s zoning hearing board denied a request that would allow the animals to remain on their longtime property.
According to WHYY, the goats, known as Tommy and Bam-Bam, belong to longtime township resident Ken Schumann, who has kept goats on his one-third-acre property since 2000. Township officials cited Schumann earlier this year for violating zoning regulations that prohibit livestock on properties smaller than three acres, a determination that ultimately led to a zoning hearing and a denial of relief in early December, per the report…