Amending HRM Bylaws to Permit Backyard Poultry Raising
Halifax Municipal CouncilThis petition requests municipal permission for residents of Halifax, Nova Scotia to raise a small number of poultry in their backyards, subject to reasonable controls and reg... continue reading »
"Restricting someone's basic right to keep chickens as a food source is totally undemocratic. It's simple enough to keep the chicken's living area clean and avoid any rat issue."
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"resident of HRM - 5719 Southwood Dr."
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"Leave the chickens alone!!!"
"You are using rats as an excuse. Let her keep her chickens"
"return the birmingham three!"
"I think this is a great idea! Imagine fresh eggs for yourself and your neighbours!!"
"It should be allowable for a family to have in their posession as many chickens as they need for their own non-commercial use within R1 zones"
"PLS DO NOT PASS CAT BYLAW"
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"If the residents of HRM can't raise their own chickens to ensure healthy eggs or poultry meat there should be more strict laws about what chickens eat that are brought into HRM for us to consume."
"While we're slapping this foolishness down in it's place lets fire the entire city council as they seem to be completely inept and out of touch with reality"
"I think if someone wants to keep chickens or other birds considered "livestock" as pets, they should be able to do so, provided they treat them with the respect and love they would show their cat or dog. Chickens as pets with egg-laying being a bonus, yes"
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"Urban Farming is a valuable asset to any society."
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"There have always been well behaved chickens living in central Halifax. A nice source of nitrogen for the garden and a few precious eggs."
"If the problem is that the chickens are luring rats to the area. I would like to point out: I live in downtown Halifax in a 3rd floor apartment; I have NO Chickens, and I have been receiving visits from rats (Rattus Rattus). To my knowledge, none of my fe"
"With all the other pets people are keeping in the city, why pick on the birds?"
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