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First there were reports of chickens on the Bay Bridge near the toll plaza Wednesday morning just as the early morning commute kicked off. Then, about 7:30 a.m., a goose was seen meandering on U.S. Highway 101 at Alum Rock Avenue in San Jose. Cars slowed and swerved to avoid hitting the fowl on the freeway. A California Highway Patrol officer on a motorcycle rode behind the goose, urging the bird to waddle back to the side of the road and into some bushes. Initial reports surfaced that the goose was a duck, but Twitter users were quick to correct...

Nearly a year of protests by a handful of animal rights activists hasn't stopped vendors at the Heart of the City Farmers' Market at United Nations Plaza from selling live poultry. The activists say the fowl - chickens and game birds - are mistreated, pointing to the manner in which they are trucked in crates and given to customers in bags to take home.The vendors say they have done nothing wrong and that activists have hurt their businesses, which provide a product some people desire.The activists demonstrate nearly every day the market is open, recording video and handing out pamphlets...

Once there was a farm located by a tranquil river. One day a duck from the river bumped into a chicken from the farm, and they immediately fell head over heels in love with each other. Sadly, no one else in the barnyard community could appreciate their romance, and both were mocked by all the other animals. "Ducks and chickens were not meant to fall in love," guffawed the cows and the dogs and the roosters — especially the roosters. Deeply mortified by the ridicule, the duck told his beloved hen, "We will flee these narrow-minded bigots. Come, let us...