Letter to Editor: McCandless rules on raising chickens is for the birds
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I am a McCandless resident with five chickens residing in my household and I would like to share my thoughts on the new law outlined in the June 10 article by Tony LaRussa, “McCandless considers chicken ordinance that doesn’t run afoul of the law.”
Why would anybody think it right to have so many rules and regulations for owning household chickens? Why are the same laws not applied to fish, cats, dogs, or even children? Cats are far more common household animals and you frequently see loose cats without collars roaming around neighborhoods here.
Why isn’t the focus on fixing the stray cat issue or having tighter legal measures on who is qualified to have children? Instead of wasting resources on this ridiculousness, these inspectors should check on whether families have suitable living conditions for raising their kids.
Charging hard-working American citizens additional fees to monitor the living situation of their chickens, especially during this coronavirus recession, is beyond idiotic and unfair.
In fact, Patricia A. McCullough, a Pennsylvania judge, has already granted a man in Fayette County the right to own 18 chickens as pets without any measures or controls imposed — even after his neighbors complained.
This law is ridiculous and it really makes you wonder who is in charge of enacting it and what qualifications they themselves have.
Timothy Sullivan
McCandless