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 »
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"I wish you all the best, Louise."
"I recommend a bylaw to outlaw mindless idiots from membership in city council!"
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"I live in Dartmouth and think urban agriculture is an important way to contribute to the sustainability of HRM and improve access to fresh, local food for residents."
"Give me a break. With a pending energy shortage? We should be looking for local ways of keeping ourselves fed!!"
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"My faince raised chickens in a rural area and they were wonderful pets and the eggs we collected daily were wonderful. It would be awesome for people living in Halifax to experience that. What friendly pets!"
"If raising even a small number of chickens is to be banned to discourage the proliferation of rats - a "straw man" rationale - then, by the same token, garbage should be banned too! Please allow this eco-friendly, totally harmless venture by amending the "
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"I hope that she is allowed to continue raising chickens on her property."
"It would be so nice to see Halifax become progressive instead of regressive on topics such as this. You can only hope, but after the whole ill conceived cat bylaw, I have little faith in the short sightedness of the people who currently run our city."
"I love my chickens & I live in SLC UT"
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"I think that having the option to provide an alternate food source, even at a small scale such as this, is not too much to ask as a taxpaying citizen."
"The city should encourage it's citizens to produce their own food. It seems unwise to force people to totaly rely on supermarkets which depend on food shipments from all over the world. If something should cause an interuption in these services we could b"
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"If it is regulated what is the harm?"
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