Quote:
Originally Posted by donb9006
Or maybe...just maybe...they should move to somewhere more accommodating? Somewhere more rural...
Are we really supposed to accommodate EVERYONE? Really? How about the other autistic kid who likes elephants. Or the one who wants a pony? If you're going to make an exception and move the line...how far? pheasant? peacock? ostrich? And they should sue to get them?
Are there always going to be exceptions? Then why bother with regulations? How about your neighbor is autistic and loves bright purple houses...think he should sue to have it?
Your acting with emotion, there are consequences. They knew there are restrictions when moving in. They de facto agreed, if not in writing, to restrictions when they purchased the house. They had the option to locate somewhere else, without the restrictions. Like buying here in TV and expecting the freedoms of living in unincorporated county areas.
These chickens apparently bother the neighbors and THAT is why they want them removed. I believe you can do what you want as long as nobody else is affected by your actions. You can't blare your radio and you can't have roosters crowing.
Just my cold hearted opinion...
|
Didn't see any mention of neighbors being bothered unless I missed it. More likely just more small town (less than 20K) government wanting to run the show.
Two-three chickens in a town of 16K people, doesn't appear they're about to be overrun.
If the boy loves the chickens and has grown attached to them then he should be allowed to keep them. After having them for a year and ripping them from him now would be cruel. If they had denied the permit up front it might have been more understandable.
Puzzling why we would want to try and force a dog on him because someone might think it is better for him because that's what everyone else likes.
In December of 2012, DeBary enacted a one-year test run allowing families in residential areas to keep three chickens.
The program was created after the Hart family, who purchased chickens after researching the positive affect of animals on autism, asked for permission to keep their chickens.
keeping a coop is no easy task. Residents wishing to maintain chickens must obtain a city permit.
It also costs between $500 and $800 per year to keep a coop with proper fencing.
The DeBary council's decision to discontinue residential coops will affect the only two loving homes in the community who decided to care for chickens.
One application for a backyard coop was from the Hart's and another was from a woman who wanted to use the chickens for eggs.
Read more:
Adorable three-year-old autistic boy may be forced to give up 'therapeutic' pet chickens because the town thinks they 'don't belong' | Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook