We came up in the Newspaper!! Central FL Poultry law Changes!

[Chicken7777]

First off I would like to say thank you for the support that everyone has given us here in the BYC Forum this is such a great place where we can have our views heard and get help as well.

Due to hard work we were able to succeed in the poultry law change meeting we had this weekend here in Orlando, FL.
It has been succesfull because we made it in the newspaper....I guess you can say myself! and part of the meeting.. LOL

Well I guess it is a start as this has given awarness of what people want and we are getting allot of possitive feedback, and we might have these laws changed very soon....

Please read the article below and if possible Please do write a positive comment on it to supporting how these laws do need to be changed.

I am happy to have been a part of something honest and righful, thanks again!

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-chickens-kept-at-home-022809,0,1648911.story

 

[hennypenny9]

Yay for chickens! I think it's so silly the argument against them:

"He recalls one poor soul in Orlando a few years ago who felt tormented by a rooster that crowed day and night."

Um, what about my neighbor's dog that barks at all hours? And even worse, the back-door neighbor that insists on keeping three intensely bright spot lights on all night, shining directly into my bedroom? Both of those potentially interfere with my sleep, but I don't make laws against them...

And I take exception to this.:

"Dora looked blankly at him with black, beady eyes and went back to scratching the dirt."

It's subjective, as in, opinion. Journalism, I cry for you. Don't get me wrong, I want chickens to be legal, but I want my newspaper articles to be statement of fact, and "beady eyes" is not.

 

[gypsy2621]

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good job,
I remember when Fla was a place where you could have most any type of critter. sigh times change I guess.

 

[conny63malies]

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Mt Dora Fl, which is outside Orlando on the OBT has a 5 minute dog barking law for that..I have a backporch light too, but only enough to keep it lid up. So the neighbors could see intruders. If ou want chicken country live between Eustis and Orlando out in the horse country.It is awesome there.

 

[hennypenny9]

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Huh. Here there is no law against either of those. If you think the dog is being harmed (no food or water) then you can call. I guess if there is a noise law, then it should apply to all animals, including chickens if they became legal. Buuuuut, there is also no law against owning chickens in my town.

I've never been to Florida, but I'm sure it's great. I'd like anyplace that's sunny right now...

 

[conny63malies]

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Huh. Here there is no law against either of those. If you think the dog is being harmed (no food or water) then you can call. I guess if there is a noise law, then it should apply to all animals, including chickens if they became legal. Buuuuut, there is also no law against owning chickens in my town.

I've never been to Florida, but I'm sure it's great. I'd like anyplace that's sunny right now...

Mt Dora is where a lot of rich old folks live /moved too and they dont like it when the dogs of the few locals that still can afford to live there bark. WE lived in Eustis bit due to zoning my kids were bused further away to MT Dora.
I am glad that the law changes ,all those rich folks and snowbirds buying here were destroying the great rural cultural heritage of the area. Power to the little man.

 

[Chicken7777]

Well the thing is looks like everyone is catching on with urban poultry and hopefully we will have these laws changed. I think we are going to have a new meeting this month to promote it more and I actually got a call from someone in downtown orlando who owns a university saying how we can work together to change these laws soo it looks good!

Well thank you very everyone, please do write your comment for the article so that people see the positive feedback on keeping poultry.