“We hope that the ministry will
stop walking with its head in the sand and wasting the time of Knesset members,
and will agree to developing advanced methods of breeding that are less
harmful,” Anonymous spokesman Ronen Bar said, noting that such conditions are
banned in 32 countries.
Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan
and animal rights groups responded positively to the committee’s decision to
reject the proposal, as the regulations would not take effect for years and only
achieve minimal reform.
“We’re following up on all the notices we’ve issued,” Glibbery said Thursday. “If they still are not in compliance with what the notice asks them to do then we will follow up with charges.”
Raising chickens is a commitment not to be taken lightly. Daily chores must be done. The rewards are many: Chickens are sociable, chatty, funny, intelligent, always hungry and entertaining. Their eggs are delicious and the manure, high in nitrogen, goes in the compost pile for future fertilizer for my lawn and gardens. So I say to City Council members in Washington, please give peeps a chance.
In January, Laird told the council he had reduced his chickens to 12 from 20 and put up screens and bushes around them, but a split council gave preliminary approval to additional restrictions. Those in favor said they wanted to find a balanced between Laird’s rights and that of his neighbors while those in opposition said the city was over-regulating the issue.
“I am pleased that the committee accepted my request
to not only consider the calculations of the Agriculture Ministry, which on one
hand is responsible for increasing agricultural profits, but on the other hand
is also responsible for an animal welfare law.”