Ok, I had to rant this morning after I read an article about the Humane Society asking for money and I'll tell you right up front, I am not sure what the article was about cause I know I cannot read them, somedays ignorence is bliss. There was a comment about making laws for those who are raising chickens and abuse.
We here at BYC are against abuse, yet we understand that if something doesn't look perfect it does not mean we are neglecting our flocks.
Needless to say, I placed my rant where people I could respect will agree or disagree with me. We are all free to speak but grrrrrr. Thanks guys:
Hey, I do agree with doing away with animal abuse on so many levels, yet aren't we a culture of noseys? If you see something going on, why cant you help your neighbor? Game bird fighting is illegal in Maine anyways, and I can understand that and dog fighting being saught after.
I fear with laws on poutry (back yard biddies) that they will be creating a law to register our birds, cows, horses, goats, bunnies etc (which most of us are fighting to prevent) will be registered at the town level, and more then likely be taxed as they are a benifit to our lives.
My dad used to pay taxes on his skill saw, hammers, tools and vehicle , he was a carpenter. Taxed by the town, Taxed by Uncle Sam. How can we live when there are so many laws that we can't seem to pass gas without everyone charting it, just to make ends meet.
You know, someplace we need to take responsibility for our own actions. We have all lost a chick to drowning, burned by the heat lamp and illness. Why is this abnormal? Should we be taken to court because the human society thinks we should do better? We culled them the wrong way?!
I say if you are concerned with your neighbors chickens, become friendly, off to water during the day or feed them. We have all had chickens scratch the bedding up over the water jug, dumped it and all that type of happenings, its normal. Most hen pens have no grass as they have scratched it up digging for worms and stuff. Should they be free range, absolutely, yet no one can afford enough wire to their property and there is still no way to grass growing or keeping them home.
The dream world we all have is that our back yard pals will live a good life, people will be educated, but the bottom line is that we often eat chickens, and not from the super market, nor out of the tofu isle, this is the time where we hope there is a heaven that will accept our friends.
As for people in America that grow and raise their own food, KUDOS folks. Keep up the good work. We do not need the human society up our skirts dictating right and wrong, guidelines on killing and what age, breed etc etc. People still use dogs to chase racoons, bear and such, good for them, its a way to keep the balance in nature. We are all better off working and keeping friends with your neighbors so if they need a hand with their small farm, big farm you can.
Once upon a time, a Farmer needed to get his hay in due to threat of showers, the neighbors would drive into the feilds, turn their head lights on in their cars or trucks, jump on the hay wagon, load away. Perhaps these people really knew the meanings from the bible. Due to the laws and regulations, that same farmer cannot allow the neighbor kid to drive the tractor even toss hay because someone from the law making office said it was cruel to make students and young people work. If some one fell off the trailer by their own stupidity, then the insurance company will sue the farmer for not protecting this person.
Law makers need to be made aware that the policing of America isn't always in the good. Its often burrying the good people while the bad neighbors get ignored.
If I find a cat, dog etc, starving, I call AC, feed it, water it and send it to a no kill shelter, where they still have a cat that I sent there 8 years ago that has feline aids. Also the cat that was paralized 9 years ago, still dragging itself around or in wheels wearing a diaper.
When do we call enough enough, when do we stop making laws and take something over to better its life. How many animals do those working for the Human Society actually have in their houses that have been rescued? I adopt animals within my financial means, others are responsible for themselves.
Think before you make new laws and add to the burden of America. Go after the hens and raise them, hope you don't keep them suffering to long.
. PLEASE give me a mapable address. 101 is very long I even tryed writing in the plaza name. I also looked up the tractor supply company website and they dont have a address listed. Sorry Im carry on but Im all worked up after 45 minutes for no results when I expected to find in 1 minute. Is 101 also 101A? Im sure others need to map this also. I also cant print the flyer if someone could tell me how to without printing the whole forum page I would appreciate it.
