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Don't ignore this folks. Diana is right. We need to organize.
I know I am losing my girls. I found a wonderful home for them where I can still visit them. My plan is to bring my girls home someday. (she said as soon as the law is changed I can have my girls back. All 25 of them
They will not leave untill I start getting fines. Just because they won't be on my property anymore does not mean I love them any less.
I am going to fight this. I am writing up an amendment to the zoning law. I will get a petition and have as many folks sign it as possible. I am expecting the first certified letter next week. The Bangor Twp Zoning board meeting is May 18th at 6pm. I will be there. I hope anyone who is serious about the cause will too.
We are not as safe as we think we are.
The Government has taken away the little guys right to produce and provide their family with heathy food. Food that is not full of hormones, antibiotics and chemicals. If they take away that basic right, whats next? Last I checked this was still America. We can't let small town government push us into a corner. They expect a bunch of chicken lovin hippies. We need to be organized and proactive. Mobilize in your communities and change the law. Government officials should see that the PEOPLE they work for want backyard chickens. They are working for us!
I came to realize something yesterday that I have to share with you.
The laws to ban small farms were mostly written in the roaring 20's a time of industry, sexual growth and good times. The 30's brought the Depression. A time where people came together and tried to find comfort in the little things. A resurgence of the backyard flock. The 40's was a time of war. War like most of us can't even comprehend. EVERYTHING was for the war effort. Backyard chickens and Victory Gardens were everywhere. People had to do without or do for themselves. When the President said "Everyone will have to sacrifice and do their part" I was overjoyed. I thought now is the time this country is going to get back on track. Be happy for what we have. Go back to the simple things. But yet were still not there. Its like the country needs to come home again and its just lost its way. In my mind keeping chickens is a simple, green, back to the earth way of helping ourselves and our community get back to whats really important.
I may sound preachy. I do not mean to be. My family are vegetarians. We recycle everything. We try very hard to practice reduce, reuse, recycle. I only clean with natural things. We do not use papertowels, only rags. We do not use pestacides, herbacides, or fertlizer (we have chickens). We are trying to leave as little carbon imprint on the world as we can. And I know that ther is more we can do. Like we are thinking of going off the grid for a couple hours everyday. My government is telling me to go green and lifting me up with one hand, but telling me how I am doing it is against the law and squishing me with the other hand.
I understand that a lot of us just love the birds, and we think they are pretty. But it just doesnt matter, They will make you get rid of yours just as quickly as they are to me, and people before me. Even if you don't agree with everything I am saying, you are on here, you have chickens, you must agree a little. Write to your st rep. Write to your congressman, go to City, and Twp meetings. If we all yell loud enough they will listen. And even if its legal for you does that make it ok to ignore the fact that your sister or brother chicken keeper is illegal. I think not. Do what you think is right. I am sure in the end you will do the WRITE thing. (get it WRITE instead of RIGHT
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