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do you have district magistrates? we live in a small town too and thats where you go if you are suing someone for less than $5000. It may get your birds back if he wants to settle, or if, God forbid, its too late you can at least hit him in his pocket. Can you contact an attorney, it is definately theft, livestock is property in the laws terms. Would the police have blown it off if it were 30 beef cows?
edited, my sister is in her last year of law school in Boston and is interning....Im going to call and ask her.
OK MY SISTER SAYS YOUR BEST BET IS SMALL CLAIMS COURT, IT IS DEFINATELY THEFT AS LIVESTOCK IS OWENED AND HAS VALUE. IF THE POLICE WONT DO ANYTHING SUE HIS PANTS OFF. LETS SEE, COST OF CHICKEN $, COST OF RAISING THE CHICKEN $$, rEPLACEMENT VALUE $$, LOSS OF POTENTIAL EGGS LAYED $$ = $$$$