The right to eat food free from hormones and chemicals

  • von: Elizabeth C
  • empfänger: town officials and council members of North Providence
We are kindly requesting that the City of North Providence revise the current livestock ordinance to allow residents to keep chickens (hens specifically) responsibly on a single lot or tract within the town limits. The increase in support over the past several years for the chicken movement is motivated by several factors including the public's interest in healthier, locally-sourced food, and better control over and knowledge of food sources. Environmental factors are also a consideration for many people. One hen can eliminate up to nine pounds of kitchen waste a month reducing a resident's impact on the local landfill. Chickens are living composters. Please read this link regarding chickens saving the town from approximately $80,000 dollars in waste costs. http://www.chickensandyou.com/Bio_Recyclers_Civic.html They will eat virtually anything—bugs, worms, slugs, mosquitoes, pork products, shrimp tails, etc. They also eat many types of weeds including chickweed, preventing the need to treat residential yards with herbicides and/or pesticides that create unnecessary environmental runoff. Other benefits for those raising a small low maintenance number of chickens include an excellent source of natural fertilizer beneficial to the home gardener's compost. This will enable the residents to be more self- sufficient and help the environment by being able to produce healthy pesticide free crops. Rhode Island only produces 5 % of our own food. There are many people who would like the opportunity to own a chicken, and whose health and environment would benefit from owning even a small number of hens. Consider the link between hormones and cancer. We as citizens are requesting the right to protect ourselves and our families from these hormones. Please understand that we have no intention of exploiting this updated ordinance for commercial gain, should it meet with your approval. We are simply interested in benefiting from and enjoying this liberty on a personal level. Many fears people have regarding allowing chickens in residential areas stem from experience with or knowledge of large-scale chicken farming, which in no way reflects small-scale chicken keeping. The fact is the town of North Providence has dealt with rodent problems for years, without the presence of hens. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Many breeds of chickens actually kill mice and rats. We may finally be able to minimize the rodent problem if not eliminate them all together while saving additional tax dollars These hens are no more disruptive to residential tranquility than a dog that barks occasionally, and more often are less disturbing. Living next door to someone with a dog is not comparable to living next door to a dog kennel. Backyard small hen flocks do not pose the same nuisances as the infamous chicken farms, and on the contrary, would offer many benefits to the residents of North Providence. We feel that changing the ordinances to allow chicken ownership in North Providence would encourage sustainability, organic waste reduction, local healthy food production, home composting and reduce the need for pesticide, herbicide and artificial fertilizer use. It would also increase support to local businesses, expanding patronage to local hardware, garden, feed and grocery stores. Most importantly, it promotes a healthy, organic lifestyle. We urge you to consider these proposed changes, and consider the rights of residents that are educated in this matter. Together, we can make North Providence environmentally friendly and protect our constitutional rights. We very much appreciate your attention to our request.
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