Many years ago I heard an executive of a major television network comment on how many phone calls they considered to be a "landslide" of public opinion. The number astounded me. SEVEN!!! That's right, of all the millions of people who watch television it only takes seven who think enough about a...
Yep! Politicians don't see "warm bodies". They see votes.
"We've gotta protect our phoney-baloney jobs, gentleman!" from Mel Brooks in Blazing Saddles. :)
Is there any community near you that does allow chickens? Since we don't know where you are it's a bit difficult to offer an intelligent, targeted answer.