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of overreacting in these matters." For more inFormATion:
John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute www.chickensandyou.com
said: "Burdensome rules, regulations and inspec-
tion requirement―many of which are indecipher- www.chickenwhisperer.net
able except to lawyers and bureaucrats―now
impede the ability of health-conscious individu- www.virginiabeachchickenoutlaw.com
als and small farmers to raise and produce their
own food free of corporate contaminants. This www.rutherford.org
case speaks to a growing problem in America
today, namely, the over-criminalization and http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+coh+3.2-6024+700176
over-regulation of a process that once was at the
heart of America's self-sufficiency―the ability http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backyard_chickens
to cultivate one's own food, locally and sustain-
ably." http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/10/15/arsenic-rice-lawsuit?cmpid-
Virginia Beach City Councilman Bill foodinc-fb?=tp-ptnr-deliciouslyorganic
DeSteph said that the City of Virginia Beach is
inviting public comment on backyard chickens http://www.marthastewart.com/264882/marthas-chickens
in an online poll at www.vbgov.com. After the
study period and discussion, legislation will be http://hencam.com/henblog/2011/04/house-chickens/
proposed. But it could take years to legalize
backyard chickens, Lisa Dearden said. http://onceamonthmom.com/get-real-pros-and-cons-of-backyard-chickens/
When asked whether city councils are
changing their minds about keeping chickens, http://www.lyme-disease-research-database.com/lyme_disease_blog_
Schneider said, “Yes, without a doubt. Cities all files/Guineafowl-eat-ticks.html
across the country are changing their laws to
allow backyard poultry. When approached with http://lyme-aware.org/news/lyme-blogs/203-als-lou-gehrigs-disease-ms-
the idea, more cities seem to approve them than parkinsons-and-alzheimers-lyme-disease.html
ban them.”
http://backyardeggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/the-truth-about-arsenic-
in-your-eggs/

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