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Resident tells Rutherford commissioners neighbor’s backyard slaughter business creates noise, odor and safety concerns
Summary
During public comment at the Jan. 22 county meeting, resident Nathan Payne described persistent odor, noise and animal-welfare concerns tied to a neighbor’s backyard poultry and slaughter activity and said Tennessee agriculture staff had inspected after he submitted photos; no county enforcement action was announced at the meeting.
Nathan Payne told the Rutherford County Commission that a newly arrived neighbor established what he described as a home slaughter operation and kept large numbers of birds and other animals on a residential lot, producing offensive odors and noise and creating a neighborhood nuisance.
"My neighbor started a slaughter business based on the unlimited number of animals allowed on your property and the 20,000 fowl slaughter limit," Payne said, describing repeated odor and fly problems that have…
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