Chickens in Vancouver

Just shy of 100 people have signed our petition in support of an amended animal control bylaw in the City of Vancouver that would allow residents to keep chickens on residential lots. Keeping spreading the word and here’s some choice comments from some of the signers on why they want to see backyard chickens legalized.

I already try and keep my carbon footprint as small as I can by doing most of my shopping within my neighbourhood and purchasing locally grown food whenever possible.  I have started a garden and I do a lot of preserving.
Keeping chickens will serve a number of purposes in our household.  They will be a good source of protein by providing free run organic eggs for my family, they will provide good manure to fertilise my garden, they will consume table scraps – particularly those that are not compostable (like cooked food and baked goods), and they will help keep my yard and garden weed and pest free.
Properly kept chickens should not smell, or attract vermin.

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