Melanie Lekocevic reports for Capital Region Independent Media that Coeymans is considering stopping some residents from keeping cows, cattle, horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, roosters, ducks, and geese. Proposed Local Law No. 8 of 2023 would prohibit farm animals and fowl from the commercial, business, and industrial zones in the town.Coeymans Board members have already heard complaints about the proposal and may make changes at the July 13 to remove the industrial zone animal prohibition. Resident Emily Zinkhen has land surrounding her home is zoned industrial for the town of Coeymans, and at a public hearing June 22 said she wanted to keep her sheep saying, “Our two sheep, goat and pig are beloved pets. They keep us sane during hard times and greatly improve not only the quality of our lives, but the quality of our land." Town Supervisor George McHugh said the town council could let the industrial zones have animals, saying, “Frankly, the complaints that we’re receiving are not from the industrial zones, they are from the commercial and business districts." Coeymans officials will debate the issue more at the July 13 town meeting. Read more about this story in The Upstater.