[kittygilchrist]

oh darn, I read the post before mine and I am glad, but chicken poop is still chicken poop.

[Easyrider]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Get a psychologist to determine whether the animals are service animals.
In my work with the courts, nothing could help make an informed decision like an expert opinion or 3 if it's contentious.

More like therapy or comfort animals than service animals..Note the article is about therapy chickens not service chickens.

The parents say they have been a big help to him which is good enough reason to allow them to this child.

Always supporting the underdog.

[buggyone]

Let the boy and his family move to an area where chickens are allowed.

Would you want a couple to move in next door to you in The Villages and one of the couple keeps several chickens and a rooster in the back yard saying they are needed for her to remain calm during periods of stress - and she threatens to sue anyone under auspices of the Americans With Disabilities Act who questions her.

[jblum315]

I think the boy should be allowed to keep couple of chickens but not a whole coop of noisy smelly birds. Question: if it'a a pet do you allow it in the house? If it's a farm animal you probably don't

[DougB]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Let the boy and his family move to an area where chickens are allowed.

Would you want a couple to move in next door to you in The Villages and one of the couple keeps several chickens and a rooster in the back yard saying they are needed for her to remain calm during periods of stress - and she threatens to sue anyone under auspices of the Americans With Disabilities Act who questions her.

Apparently they are now living in an area where this family is allowed to have chickens. No need to move. Live with it.

[Golfingnut]

Very interesting when reading response to CHICKENS OR

A HIDDEN FENCE in the back yard.

Chickens COULD be a nuisance visually, smell and their sounds can be annoying to some and against the rules. A hidden fence is against the rules.

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by DougB

Apparently they are now living in an area where this family is allowed to have chickens. No need to move. Live with it.

Since it has no impact on me, I do not care one way or another.

[quirky3]

Make the chicken a little "service chicken" vest and it will be allowed anywhere!

[alwann]

This might be a slight thread drift, but somebody please educate me about the trend in service dogs. I see many little -- I mean like toy, and pocket-sized -- dogs with service animal vests in restaurants and other places where animals would be otherwise prohibited. On a recent cruise, I saw a morbidly obese woman in wheelchair (some of the time) with a service lap dog. So, I wonder what are these little dogs trained to do? And when out at sea, where do the do their business?

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Since it has no impact on me, I do not care one way or another.

It might not impact you today but say the guy next door to you puts up a fence and cites the fence that is already there as a defense (no pun intended) - and wins. Then you are impacted.

Z

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by alwann

This might be a slight thread drift, but somebody please educate me about the trend in service dogs. I see many little -- I mean like toy, and pocket-sized -- dogs with service animal vests in restaurants and other places where animals would be otherwise prohibited. On a recent cruise, I saw a morbidly obese woman in wheelchair (some of the time) with a service lap dog. So, I wonder what are these little dogs trained to do? And when out at sea, where do the do their business?

Fake service dogs a growing problem - NBC News.com

"It's an easy law to break, and dog cheats do. By strapping a vest or backpack that says "service animal" to their pet, anyone can go in stores and restaurants where other dogs are banned, creating growing problems for the disabled community and business owners and leading to calls for better identifying the real deal."

[DougB]

Originally Posted by zcaveman

It might not impact you today but say the guy next door to you puts up a fence and cites the fence that is already there as a defense (no pun intended) - and wins. Then you are impacted.

Z

Fence thread is that way-------->

[OscarOlden]

Where's TheVillageChicken when you need'em?

[DougB]

Originally Posted by OscarOlden

Where's TheVillageChicken when you need'em?

That could get egg-citing. I'm sure he would have something foul to say

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by DougB

Fence thread is that way-------->

But his comment was /\ that way.

You have to keep up with the direction.

I have no control on thread hijacking.

Z