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Framingham Board of Health grants permanent variance allowing mini pig 'Ash' as household pet with conditions
Summary
After a public hearing and no complaints reported in the past year, the Framingham Board of Health voted 5-0 to classify a tenant’s mini pig, Ash, as a household pet in perpetuity, attaching conditions including continued veterinary and farrier care and allowing animal-control inspections.
The Framingham City Board of Health voted unanimously to grant a permanent variance classifying Ash, a mini pig kept in an apartment at Interfaith Terrace, as a household pet, following a public hearing and testimony from the applicant and local officials.
The vote came after a hearing in which the board reviewed documentation, heard from the animal control officer and the public health inspector, and received public comment supporting the applicant. Darlene Connors, chair of the Board of Health, moved to grant the variance in perpetuity with conditions — ongoing veterinarian and farrier care, outdoor time as tolerated by Ash, maintenance of sanitary conditions, and authorization for animal-control…
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