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This is Iowa.. even if you live in town you have the right to discharge a firearm in side the city limits if you are protecting your livestock (includes chickens) Guns in Iowa are part of life.. everyone has them and every kid over 5yrs knows how to use them.
the mint, sling shot, squirt bottle etc you have to get close enough to actually do that..
a .22 will reach out and you know your troubles are over. when my freind gave me a coon dog ( they are not birds dogs so works great) she cleaned out 27 cats her first night here.. I was over run one...
Oh my gish! Skunks and coons too.. Skunks are the biggest egg suckers.. something I learned quickly when I moved out here. Coon dogs.. .. yup..
Thats your answer..
I moved out here at 28, no money, 2 kids to feed and every chicken a cat or dog got, was a dinner we didn't have. A freind gave...
I can relate.. I have ticked off every one of my neighbors at sometime in my 20yrs here.. Everyone with in 5 miles has had to learn.. YES... I will shoot your dogs/cats.. if you like them.. keep them home..
Our local vet has started a neuter day its so bad, much like your town I assume. He...
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In Iowa.. there are many towns that don't have animal control. The people govern themselves. The nearest animal control to me is 2 hours away, one way.. Clay may be the same. Iowa has many small towns, not many cities and it really is a govern your own kind of place in 80% of Iowa.
I also live in Iowa, and have had more than my share of other peoples dogs/cats wipping me out of the chicken buisness. What I have learned and the most helpful thing I have learned is this.
According to Iowa law you have the right to protect your livestock (chickens included) you CAN fire a...