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Student Resource “I was aware I might get bylaw knocking at my door,” said Sherris, who spent much of her childhood on her grandparents’ farm and appreciates fresh food. “I told the city I wouldn’t remove the birds.” She is one of an unknown number of Edmontonians who keep hens in defiance of the animal licensing control bylaw. Some raise chickens for the eggs, and because they make pleasant pets. Others appreciate their gardening value: chickens eat weeds, bugs and slugs, and also deposit rich manure, known to be among the best animal fertilizers available. A few Canadian cities, such as Victoria, Vancouver and Guelph, Ont., allow backyard chickens, so long as guidelines are followed. Edmonton clearly forbids the practice of keeping chickens and puts poultry in the same category as poisonous reptiles, although the city manager’s office has the power to grant exemptions to the bylaw. In 2010, members of the River City Chickens Collective pitched the city on a pilot project that would examine the impact of backyard chickens, but were turned down. Ryan Pleckaitis, acting director of compliance and investigations with the City of Edmonton, said he wasn’t aware that a fine for keeping chickens has ever been levied [given out] in Edmonton, though complaints have arisen in the past, with warnings sent out. He [said that] noise is a concern when it comes to chickens, as well as “potential health impacts.” Calgary doesn’t allow chickens, but an urban chicken farmer there recently filed a court challenge after being fined $200. Paul Hughes maintains several provisions of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms support his position… Excerpted with the express permission of the Edmonton Journal, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. What’s that buzz Urban hives on the rise EDMONTON JOURNAL July 7, 2010 There’s a buzz around the world that Edmonton should pick up on. No, it’s not vuvuzelas [plastic horns that make a loud noise] -- we could do without them, thank you very much. It’s honeybees…. Bees, let us not forget, are our friends. They pollinate one-third of our food crops and are essential for the production of many plants we treasure…. There are some 10 000 registered apiarists [beekeepers] in Canada at the moment, of which 80 percent are hobbyists…. Of course, most of those hives are located outside cities. That’s the case at least to some degree because city and suburban [bylaws] in many locales, including Edmonton, either forbid backyard beekeeping or make it functionally impossible due to lot size restrictions. [Urban bee hives can be found in] opera house roofs in Toronto, London and Paris, the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Michelle Obama’s White House garden and Vancouver’s City Hall, to name but a few. In fact, urban municipalities have been beelike of late, busily scrapping or amending existing statutes prohibiting or discouraging backyard apiaries. 88 Make A Better City Excerpted with the express permission of the Edmonton Journal, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
Student Resource Homes in the City Dogs and cats are an accepted, and important, part of many families and homes in the city. Pets are an individual responsibility of their owners. However, the ways that individuals look after their pets can affect everyone in the city. Consider the following questions as you read the blog post and City of Edmonton web article on this page and on page 90. • What rights do you think pets and their owners should have • How can pet owners make sure that their pets are “good neighbours” • Do you think that the rules for having pets like dogs and cats should be the same or different than the rules for backyard farm animals like chickens or bees Why People who don’t pick up after their dogs Posted on 16 November Hi! I’ve just moved to the city and I’m excited to meet some other pet owners! I love to see all the sweet puppies and dogs in my new neighbourhood, but I’m wondering if anyone else has had a problem with neighbours who let their dogs poop on other people’s lawns or even sidewalks We have an alley behind our apartment building and for some reason there are a couple of dogs that keep pooping there. RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR GATE! Barking is natural for dogs when they are bored, lonely, or want to alert their owners of something, but excessive barking can disturb your neighbours. Excessive barking can be addressed through dog training, socializing, exercising, and family interaction. This has happened to a few other neighbours too who share the alley. We have talked about it and two of them say it’s actually just one woman who takes her two dogs out after dark. She just lets them poop anywhere and doesn’t pick up after them! Some of the neighbours have talked to the woman and asked her to clean up after her dogs. But she just tells them to mind their own business. What can we do Should our city have a poop-and-scoop bylaw I’ve even stepped in the “offerings” many times especially when I come home after it gets dark. It’s disgusting. Make A Better City 89
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