LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control has issued its first ever unicorn license. Madeline, a 6-year-old, wrote a letter to the department requesting official ...

A few weeks ago a young girl named Madeline wrote a handwritten letter to the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control asking if they would allow her to have a unicorn in her backyard ...

Unicorns are maddeningly elusive beasts. Although they have captured the human imagination for thousands of years, no one has yet captured one in return. Or even seen one. But that’s no bother for one ...

When one California girl decided she would like a unicorn for her backyard, the only reasonable solution was to contact the county for permission. Identified only as Madeline, the girl's handwritten ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It was a dream come true for 7-year-old Madeline. For her birthday, she requested permission from Los Angeles County officials to have a pet unicorn if she could find one. The ...

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The little girl, identified only as Madeline, wrote a letter to the Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control on Nov. 14 asking for permission to "have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find ...

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Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control granted a young girl’s request to house a unicorn in her backyard — as long as she maintains the mythical creature in a humane way. The agency even sent a ...