Petition Tag - ducks

Animal rights groups are protesting on open season days at game reserves. they ruin a legal activity which then forces some hunters to start poaching.

Hunters are not doing anything wrong and do not deserve to be hassled by people trying to force there beliefs on them.

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Green practices sweep the nation and our individual communities, yet we have found that there is at least one useful practice that is not allowed in Pinellas County, backyard poultry keeping. Backyard poultry keeping is not permitted for residentially zoned properties in the unincorporated portions of Pinellas County even if they have addresses in communities that do allow backyard poultry such as St. Petersburg, Largo, Gulfport, Bellaire and Dunedin.

Thirty percent of single family households in Pinellas County have the legal right to keep backyard poultry for their own use. We believe that this right should be extended to all Pinellas County residents by amending the zoning ordinances that prohibit this practice.

We believe that allowing backyard poultry in Pinellas County will promote individual sustainability practices and public welfare without sacrificing the safety or health of the citizens in our county.

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This petition relates to the keeping of backyard ducks, chickens and any other type of fowl in Cambridge, MA. It's authors wish to show the city that there is widespread opposition to residents, tenants and homeowners raising or keeping fowl on residential property within Cambridge city limits whether for food or as pets.

We are Cambridge voters, homeowners, residents, tenants and sympathizers who wish to show the city and the members of the city council who are currently trying to enact measures that will ultimately change zoning and ordinances to permit fowl to be housed and raised within Cambridge city limits that we are steadfast in our opposition against fowl (chickens, ducks, turkeys etc.) being housed or raised on residential property in this densely populated urban setting which is Cambridge, MA for numerous and individual reasons not limited to health, odor, property and nuisance issues.

The facts are, there has been no public vote or poll of homeowners and residents by the city as to whether fowl being housed and raised in Cambridge is acceptable to the majority of the over 100,000 residents who live here.

The voice of the public at large was never heard in regards to housing or raising fowl on residential properties within Cambridge city limits. Instead, members of the city council are forging ahead with their personal agendas to try and force upon city residents the acceptance of fowl on residential properties without having first determined or taken into consideration the number of homeowners and residents who are not in favor of their actions. There has been no media coverage, announcements or polls by the City of Cambridge asking the over 100,000 residents and homeowners how they feel regarding this issue.

In light of these facts, we are using this format and others to tell the city and it's council members that there are many of us who are NOT in favor of fowl being housed or raised on residential peoperty within our city limits and we do not want city ordinances or zoning changed to allow fowl on residential property. We the Cambridge voters, homeowners and residents stand firm on this issue.

Help up keep our city fowl free. Sign the petition! Send this petition site to your neighbors and friends. Display a "NIX THE CHICKS" sign in your yard or window. Gather the signatures of your neighbors and friends in opposition to fowl housed or raised on residential properties and send to the author.

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This petition relates to the keeping of backyard ducks and chickens in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its authors wish to show the city there is broad support for residents’ right to responsibly keep a reasonable number of birds on their property.

Some background on the birds: The ducks are named Potassium, Ferdinand, and Penelope, and the chickens are Henrietta and Francis. The breeds—Cayuga ducks and Wyandotte chickens—were specifically chosen because they are quiet and docile. During the day, they enjoy foraging for food in the yard; any slugs, bugs, or mice that they catch supplements their diet of vegetarian pellets. At night they sleep in a small wooden coop about the size of a refridgerator box. Each bird has a distinctive, lovable personality and is cared for a great deal. They are so healthy they’re still laying eggs in the middle of winter!

In the coming weeks we will be meeting with the city and our neighbors to ensure that we’re not in violation of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinances. Decisions made regarding our case may affect everyone who currently keeps or wants to keep chickens or ducks in Cambridge. We hope this petition will signal to the Cambridge City Council that we, the birds’ owners, are not alone in finding this issue important, and that these birds can be kept without negatively impacting the surrounding neighborhood.

Info about our birds accessible at http://savetheducks.org/
-Are they Smelly and Dirty? (And What About the Rats?)
-Duck and Chicken FAQ
-Photos of Baby Birds

Info about what other towns do accessible at
http://bit.ly/9hTKaH

Help us keep our birds! Sign the petition! Send it around! Come visit if you’re local! (Email us at cambridgebirds@gmail.com to set up a visit)

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Laysan Ducks are a critically endangered animal. They are being killed from predatores that aren't suppost to be there, hunters, and people feeding it the wron food.

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We, the undersigned, are calling for the abolition of cruelty to Muscovy Ducks in the State of Florida and asking that they are designated as a Florida Native species.

One of the main reasons the Muscovy duck was brought here several hundred years ago, was to help keep down the mosquito and bug population. There are billions of insects on an acre of land, and the Muscovy ducks are worth their weight in gold at eating mosquitoes and insects; including mosquito larva. They also eat flies, maggots and roaches.

Muscovies do not cause pollution in the water and do not cause algae... they eat it, they do not cause it.

The Muscovy duck is very friendly and loved by many people who take the time to get to know them. There are a lot of lies spread about these ducks. These ducks are not aggressive towards human beings in any way.

They also do not carry diseases. As any living person or creature, ducks can occasionally get ill, just as any bird of fowl can, this does not mean they carry diseases. They are also very clean and take from 3 to 10 baths a day. Their droppings are soft and wash down with a hose very easy, and is also very good fertilizer.

The Muscovy has the nicest character of any of the breeds with a pronounced sense of humour/ very intelligent and head of any escape committee !

"Duck haven" information below:
**** Trappers do NOT relocate. They KILL. They drug them, maim them, and then gas them. Do not believe the ducks are being sent elsewhere
**** Muscovies are not a health hazard. Yes, they may poop on the driveway, but with a little care and patience and a working garden hose, the mess is cleaned up. There has never been a proven incidence where a duck has spread any disease. This is a myth.
**** They are environmentally helpful. They rid our yard of many insects including; mosquitoes and spiders. They also rid out yards of snakes, and small rodents.
**** They've been here in
Florida longer than we have! They settled here over 100 years ago.

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We want these friendly ducks to be protected. We want to stop the abuse and killings of the Muscovy Ducks. We want to stop the trappers from abusing and killing the Muscovy Ducks.

We want the Muscovy Ducks to be declared native and be protected.

Egrets have only been here for about 50 years and they are protected, yet the Muscovy has been here for hundreds of years and is not protected. We are asking for the Muscovy Ducks to be a native species in the state of Florida.

Thank you

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