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Concerns about backyard chickens are valid, but solutions exist

Thumbnail image for Concerns about backyard chickens are valid, but solutions exist March 31, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

A while back, the Georgia Straight published an article by Leanne McConnachie, director of farm animal programs for the Vancouver Humane Society, opposing the legalization of backyard chickens by Vancouver city council. McConnachie argues that many people lack the “financial resources, husbandry knowledge, or permanency in their housing situation to properly care for their animals”. [...]

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