SOS *action needed* on behalf of Mesa AZ members! Defend our chickens!

[Wifezilla]

Imagine if your neighbor had 5 cats or dogs confined in a small area and cleaned up after them less than once a month... how much more of a problem would that be than 5 chickens? A smaller lot would require more attention to care for and clean up after any animal. A properly cared for small flock of chickens (5-6) should be allowable in all areas where people are allowed to keep dogs and cats.

Having lived next to an idiot years back with 5 dogs who only cleaned up once a month or so.... AMEN!!!

My 6 ducks are less smelly than my current neighbor's 2 dogs. I don't think she has EVER pooper scooped the back yard in 2 years. SHEESH (Thank goodness for tall fences)​

 

[AZKat]

Just to provide an ending for the story......

The livestock regulations had initially included the first Mesa chicken restrictions, banning the fowl from any property smaller than an acre. But as the city worked on the rules, officials ran across articles detailing a growing urban chicken movement. That, and a backlash from chicken lovers crying foul, caught Mesa by surprise. The city gave up on regulating chickens.

"We were wrong," Sheffield said. "We were dead wrong on that."

The mishap caused some humor Thursday during a discussion of the proposed rules.

"The chicken lobby is strong and active out there," Mayor Scott Smith said.

The whole story is here:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/146169#slComments​

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

That is such a great quote! Thanks for following up and keeping us posted!

Original Story:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.mobi/story/146169