I'm hung just like that little horse.

Willlllllburrrrrrrr

You can't have farm animals within city limits. My town of 4,000 people had this law, even. It's pretty standard. If you have to build a stable for it, you can't have it. Not within the city-proper.

We had Amish in the surrounding area. They were able to follow the laws just fine. My friend, though, lived in town, and her parents wanted to have a cow. They had it for a while, then we all got to enjoy Gateway for dinner, when the city said kill it.

That steed could work magic with peanut butter.

Ah, memories.

/what?

"Martin believes Buckley's case has merit, noting that many municipal governments have exempted miniature horses from similar restrictions "because they have a special purpose -- they can be seeing-eye horses. [The law] isn't clear at all.""



Seeing-eye horses? Wtf

The miniature horse is smaller than large breeds of dogs and likes to come inside the house, said Hailey. "He has a horrible habit of crawling into [my] bed and going to sleep."

WIN

HappyHarryHardOn:

Seeing-eye horses? Wtf

Yeah, they can be. However, that'd be a pretty stupid reason to exempt this one (who is NOT a guide animal) from the rules. I mean, my golden retriever *could* have been a seeing-eye dog. However, she's not and so she shouldn't be allowed in places where only guide dogs can go.

Also, the article's claim that minis are smaller than some dogs... Perhaps in height, but mini horses tend to average 250-300 pounds. I knew a mastiff that went 220, but I don't think they get much bigger than that!

"I thought it was OK to get Buckley," she said. But someone has complained "and now they're saying Buckley is a farm animal and I can't have him on my property."

Well, you're going to have to pony up now, sister.

Omg I want one!

Seriously!

Nice headline subby

kellynoel: Omg I want one!

Seriously!

Yeah, they are good eatin'.

40oz_A_Knight: The miniature horse is smaller than large breeds of dogs and likes to come inside the house, said Hailey. "He has a horrible habit of crawling into [my] bed and going to sleep."

WIN

FTFA: The miniature horse is smaller than large breeds of dogs and likes to come inside the house, said Hailey. "He has a horrible habit of crawling into [my] bed and going to sleep."

Catherine the Great would nod approvingly.

snowcircle: You can't have farm animals within city limits.

Walter- "Also, let's not forget - let's NOT forget, Dude - that keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either."

/first thing that came to mind

kronomar: snowcircle: You can't have farm animals within city limits.

Walter- "Also, let's not forget - let's NOT forget, Dude - that keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either."

/first thing that came to mind

what are you a farking park ranger now?

clod9

That pic is priceless.

sober_canadian: thanks. i wish i could take credit for it, but alas i cannot

Want!

I hate the "no farm animals on residential property" rules. As long as there isn't a noise disturbance and waste is properly disposed of, you should be able to have a COUPLE of farm animals if people can have dogs and cats and stuff.

I've wanted chickens for years. Even if I had a rooster, it wouldn't be louder than the neighbour who has three golden retrievers. If it bugged people, there's an easy solution: Sunday dinner and buy another, less crow-y rooster... Plus, people should be able to have sheep or goats around to keep the lawn mowed.

Goats are way cooler than cats, which a) roam into people's yards and b) put the population (pregnant ladies, anyhow) at risk from toxoplasmosis.

/f caturday. i'll take saturgoat.

40oz_A_Knight: The miniature horse is smaller than large breeds of dogs and likes to come inside the house, said Hailey. "He has a horrible habit of crawling into [my] bed and going to sleep."

WIN



/approves

bobbette: Want!

I hate the "no farm animals on residential property" rules. As long as there isn't a noise disturbance and waste is properly disposed of, you should be able to have a COUPLE of farm animals if people can have dogs and cats and stuff.

I've wanted chickens for years. Even if I had a rooster, it wouldn't be louder than the neighbour who has three golden retrievers. If it bugged people, there's an easy solution: Sunday dinner and buy another, less crow-y rooster... Plus, people should be able to have sheep or goats around to keep the lawn mowed...

I think you should be allowed to try to have farm animals. If no one in your neighborhood minds, why do the authorities? It's another step away from dependency, to raise your own food.

bonehead800: HappyHarryHardOn:

Seeing-eye horses? Wtf

Yeah, they can be. However, that'd be a pretty stupid reason to exempt this one (who is NOT a guide animal) from the rules. I mean, my golden retriever *could* have been a seeing-eye dog. However, she's not and so she shouldn't be allowed in places where only guide dogs can go.

Also, the article's claim that minis are smaller than some dogs... Perhaps in height, but mini horses tend to average 250-300 pounds. I knew a mastiff that went 220, but I don't think they get much bigger than that!

This animal is just over two feet tall. No way in hell he weighs more than 150 lbs, max. He's definitely smaller than some of the larger dog breeds (mastiff, wolfhound, etc.), and she's got 1/4 acre to keep him on. I don't see why it should be such a huge problem to allow mini horses, condos have size/weight restrictions all the time on pets - shouldn't be such a huge ask to have that sort of restriction on what sorts of animal you can keep in a particular district. It also adds the bonus of preventing certain people from owning huge dog breeds in places which aren't large enough to accommodate them...

You know what's just ludicrous about this? It's probably perfectly legal for people who live in this area to own wolf-hybrids or a Cane Corso, which pose a real danger to people, yet this woman is getting grief for owning a vegetarian animal, which she keeps on 1/4 acre. Ridiculous.

snowcircle: You can't have farm animals within city limits...

When the animal is smaller than a dog, I'd say it's relevance as a "farm animal" is shot entirely. What I'd like to know is what type of dick would actually complain to the authorities about something so blatantly harmless.

...Indeed, Buckley often shows up at the Duncan farm market wearing sneakers and is popular with shoppers. He is a very easy-going animal, and loves to eat apples, hay, grass and cookies, Hailey said.

The miniature horse is smaller than large breeds of dogs and likes to come inside the house, said Hailey. "He has a horrible habit of crawling into [my] bed and going to sleep."...

Too cute... must resist...

Judge:You are hereby sentenced to go to the glue factory.

HappyHarryHardOn: Seeing-eye horses? Wtf

I hope you're kidding.

Yep. Guide horses... Training them would be a fun line of work to get into.

More info at: Guide Horse Foundation (new window)

Does the law go so far as to name biological families or genera, or does it simply say "farm animals?" That seems to be the deciding factor here.

Buckley ain't got nuthin' on Patches (poppity).

ugly ass midget "horse"

Wulfhardt: Does the law go so far as to name biological families or genera, or does it simply say "farm animals?" That seems to be the deciding factor here.

I bet 99.9% of politicians have no idea what a genus is. The smarter ones probably think it's a typo.

The miniature horse is smaller than large breeds of dogs and likes to come inside the house, said Hailey. "He has a horrible habit of crawling into [my] bed and going to sleep."


The horse is bigger than a chicken, which are also not allowed.

RealFarknMcCoy2: You know what's just ludicrous about this? It's probably perfectly legal for people who live in this area to own wolf-hybrids or a Cane Corso, which pose a real danger to people, yet this woman is getting grief for owning a vegetarian animal, which she keeps on 1/4 acre. Ridiculous.

My parents raised wolf-hybrids when I was growin up. They have chickens. Towns cool with it, cuz we live 2 miles outside of it, where our dogs (who, really, were only vicious with eachother. Damn pussys when people were about) and chickens didn't bother anyone. Didn't have a rooster, thank god, but the girls could get vocal while layin.

But really, don't be a dick with the danger to people shiat, there was not one incident with any of the 23 puppies we sold ever attacking the new owner or anyone else. And mom kept up on that shiat, you do need to be careful not to give the dogs to the wrong person. Any abused dogs gonna lash out, regardless of breed.

But yeah anyway.

It was the horses fault.

Subby, very clever. +1

I guess, if you came down to it, the Blue Heeler I used to own would be banned too.

snowcircle: RealFarknMcCoy2: You know what's just ludicrous about this? It's probably perfectly legal for people who live in this area to own wolf-hybrids or a Cane Corso, which pose a real danger to people, yet this woman is getting grief for owning a vegetarian animal, which she keeps on 1/4 acre. Ridiculous.

My parents raised wolf-hybrids when I was growin up. They have chickens. Towns cool with it, cuz we live 2 miles outside of it, where our dogs (who, really, were only vicious with eachother. Damn pussys when people were about) and chickens didn't bother anyone. Didn't have a rooster, thank god, but the girls could get vocal while layin.

But really, don't be a dick with the danger to people shiat, there was not one incident with any of the 23 puppies we sold ever attacking the new owner or anyone else. And mom kept up on that shiat, you do need to be careful not to give the dogs to the wrong person. Any abused dogs gonna lash out, regardless of breed.

But yeah anyway.

How is it "being a dick" to point out the obvious flaw in the logic of banning farm animals when certain "legal" animals pose far more danger to people? Even your mother would agree, I'm sure, that a wolf hybrid poses more danger to a human being than a miniature horse. It's simple logic - an animal which eats meat and is a hunter by nature is going to pose more of a threat to humans than a vegetarian prey animal. I didn't say the wolf hybrids were certain to attack someone - simply that they are statistically far more likely to do so. Hell, even a domestic dog is statistically far more likely to attack a person.

/citing a simple statistical fact isn't "being a dick"
//besides, I'm a woman!

RealFarknMcCoy2: This animal is just over two feet tall. No way in hell he weighs more than 150 lbs, max. He's definitely smaller than some of the larger dog breeds (mastiff, wolfhound, etc.), and she's got 1/4 acre to keep him on. I don't see why it should be such a huge problem to allow mini horses, condos have size/weight restrictions all the time on pets - shouldn't be such a huge ask to have that sort of restriction on what sorts of animal you can keep in a particular district. It also adds the bonus of preventing certain people from owning huge dog breeds in places which aren't large enough to accommodate them...

The thing is... size and danger are not the only things that make an animal unsuitable for suburbia.
Horses are not meant to be indoor animals. Most reputable miniature horse barns will not sell an animal to someone who does not build it some sort of stable. The trained assistance horses are required to have outdoor stabling as well. They tend to develop respiratory infections and other problems when kept indoors too much (though they enjoy coming in to see you - it's better off as the reverse of a dog with run of the house and backyard). They also require grazing and running space to stay at their best - and not just walks like a dog.
Also, while a few horses take to training to go outdoors as a dog might, most guide horses even just wear what's essentially a diaper or poop bag.
Someone who's not set up to care for such an animal could quickly see it become sick, and their property (and also other's property) quite damaged. Even if they did do their homework about the animal... it would involve building a small stable in suburbia.
They don't allow you to have a pig sty or a whole hen house either (though many areas allow one or two of those animals as pets, with severe restrictions). It's pretty hard to separate even one horse from it's farm-suited requirements, no matter how small.

Horse Glue:: You know, they say that people don't care about quality and tradition nowadays. Well, maybe I'm old fasioned, but around here we do things the way they ought to be done. That's why we make our glue the old fashioned way. Out of horses. Colonel Belmont's Old Fashioned Horse glue. Made the old fashioned way. Out of 100% dead horse. In 1908, Nathaniel Belmont, had one simple notion. Cut the hooves off of horses and make glue out of them. And his idea soon became the world's finest all-natural adhesive. You know that it takes four fully-grown horses to make just one bottle of our glue? And that we use only the choicest hooves, plus some bone, hair, internal organs, whatever gets caught in the machine. Everything else we just throw away to rot. That's quality. So when it comes time to fix that refridgerator magnet or put together a little house of popsicle sticks, you don't want some cheap synthetic glue. You want pure mutilated horse paste. Colonel Belmont's Old Fashioned Horse Glue. Made the old fashioned way. Out of horses.

Some farker deserves credit for this
/Heres your credit

Some Farker: Everything else we just throw away to rot.

Well, OK, as long as you don't use the meat or the hide. Cuz that's a PeTA-in.

/horses have RIGHTS!
//especially dead ones

I love the "Vocal Minority" comment below the story. Guess what, the vocal minorities in society are the ones that care. So yes, they should be the ones enacting change, because if it was really that important to everyone else, it'd be a vocal majority instead.

bobbette: Want!

I've wanted chickens for years. Even if I had a rooster, it wouldn't be louder than the neighbour who has three golden retrievers. If it bugged people, there's an easy solution: Sunday dinner and buy another, less crow-y rooster...


You wouldn't want to try to eat a rooster. The meat is tough and sinewy to the point it is near impossible to chew.

Ducks make better pets anyway. If you get a single baby duck and give it attention (as in don't lock it up and just feed it) they will follow you around from day one like you are it's mother and when they get older they are just like dogs. I had one I raised from a hatchling that would drop everything and run full speed across the yard to see me after getting home from school.

/Raised fowl when I was younger.
//The duck's name was Donald, and no we never ate him.

If he can be trained to use a catbox, he can stay.

Most miniature horse owners I know, including my niece, harness them to carts and drive them. They were originally bred to pull coal carts in the mines.

/Tiny Cloud is cute as a button, but most definitely a farm animal.

Ya!!! My hometown finally made Fark. When we lived in the city limits of Duncan (separate area from North Cowichan) our family had ducks as pets. Neighbours didnt care, so really dont see the fuss about this horse. But then again that was close to 40 yrs ago... In any case the house/yard is more than likely more clean than many people's homes with multiple pets....

/my thoughts...
//not changing them...
///slashies...a way of life

Is this good or bad, having my hometown on FARK?
I have actually met Buckley and I have to say that he's better behaved then a lot of dogs that I know. I say let him stay.

happygecko: Is this good or bad, having my hometown on FARK?

Its only good until a tag is created specifically for your hometown/state/province. After that...well obviously its bad.

leegalizit: bobbette: Want!

I've wanted chickens for years. Even if I had a rooster, it wouldn't be louder than the neighbour who has three golden retrievers. If it bugged people, there's an easy solution: Sunday dinner and buy another, less crow-y rooster...


You wouldn't want to try to eat a rooster. The meat is tough and sinewy to the point it is near impossible to chew.

Ducks make better pets anyway. If you get a single baby duck and give it attention (as in don't lock it up and just feed it) they will follow you around from day one like you are it's mother and when they get older they are just like dogs. I had one I raised from a hatchling that would drop everything and run full speed across the yard to see me after getting home from school.

/Raised fowl when I was younger.
//The duck's name was Donald, and no we never ate him.

Beth? Is that you??