recommend a mentor?

[rosco]

All -
first, i'm not sure if this in the correct forum. if it isn't, let me know how i can move it to the correct forum.

it is a long story. In short, the unlawfulness of chickens kept on less than 1/4 of an acre w/i the ****** city limits was broadcast on TV, Radio and Newspapers over the last week. the public seems to see it as their duty to report all and any chicken owners w/ less than 1/4 acre of land in effort to prevent an outbreak or epidemic in the area.

i've finally decided to form a ****** Chicken Club as it will take a large grassroots effort to change this. or i think it will require this, in addition to other things.

i need a good game plan w/i the club to fix the ordinance under some already intense circumstances. I'm not looking to sue but regain the civil liberty of having chickens kept under sanitary conditions, irregardless of the amount of land that i reside.

Could someone serve or recommend a good mentor who might be familiar with such a feat? i think it will require someone with either experience in civil law &/or changing an ordinance that was already under intense fire.

Thank Yall Again!

rosco

 

[sune42]

You might want to see if a mod could move this to Chicken Laws and Ordinances and How to Change Them. I think you might have better luck there.
Good Luck in your fight!

 

[pdsavage]

Outbreak and epidemic usally come from large factory farms...
Intensive farming may make the evolution and spread of harmful diseases easier. Many communicable diseases spread rapidly through densely spaced populations of animals with low genetic diversity. Animals raised on antibiotics may develop antibiotic resistant strains of pathogenic bacteria ("superbugs").Use of animal vaccines can create new viruses that kill people and cause flu pandemic threats. H5N1 is an example of where this might have already occurred

http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/Birdflu022706.cfm

 

[rosco]

pdsavage - yeah, this was all said at the city commissioners meeting but it was apparent, these things don't matter. a plan to approach these things to achieve our goal is what i'm looking for.

sune42 - i've reposted in the section, "Chicken Laws and Ordinances and How to Change Them." i was thinking it might not get the attention i'm looking for in this forum.

Thank you both!

either a moderator can delete this thread or it will fade away.