Exactly, and that is what we presented at our *Hearing* :o(
His ruling stated that LGD's are not the same as tractors. UGH. We never said they were the same. Why does Animal Control hold these *hearings* by someone who does not know the law! So now it will cost us thousands of dollars to right this wrong. But I'm sure GOOD will come out of this. I have to believe it! Or they just want us to sit back and let them trample on our rights ~ and quite frankly, if it weren't for those donating, that would be us. We live paycheck to paycheck like most Americans......so thank you to ALL who are helping, no matter how small, it is ALL appreciated more than you can know!
Fern
www.JoyfulHeartsFarm.com
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Poet" <romanticpoet1962@...> wrote:
>
> Seems to me the argument would be that to a livestock farmer; a guardian dog is as necessary to the Livestock Farmer; the a tractor of other equipment is to a vegetable, or fruit farmer; just because it is a living animal itself; it is as much a vital tool for farm security as any machinery is; since California has some pretty strict laws pertaining to the killing of various endangered predators; shooting or poisoning them is not an option; so having (a) dog(s) pretty much is a necessary deterrent to Wolves, Coyotes, Wild Cats, Raptor birds/Eagles, etc.
>
> --- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, JoyfulHeartsFarm@ wrote:
>
> > Dear Friends,
>
> > Help Support Joyful Hearts Farm's Legal Defense Fund
>
> > Neighbors have complained that our Livestock Guardian dogs bark too much
> > and the Riverside County Animal Service (RCAS) held an Administrative
> > Hearing and ruled that our guardian dogs are a public nuisance. The California
> > Right to Farm Act (CA Civil Code Section 3482.5) protects farmers in this
> > type of situation. However, the Hearing Officer did not agree with the State
> > Law. The Hearing Officer acknowledged the Right to Farm Act for crop
> > farmers and their implements used in farming, such as tractor noise, but not
> > farmers of livestock who use Livestock Guardian Dogs, which is a common farm
> > practice in this country.
> >
> > Please help us raise enough money for our Appeal to the California
> > Superior Court!
> >
> > To learn more about this time sensitive situation, please click on the
> > link below:
> >
> > _http://joyfulheartsfarm.chipin.com/joyful-hearts-farm-lgd-legal-fund_
> > (http://joyfulheartsfarm.chipin.com/joyful-hearts-farm-lgd-legal-fund)
> >
> >
> > This is not just "our" fight ~ but will impact any livestock or poultry
> > farmer, who depends on Livestock Guardian Dogs to protect their herds and
> > flocks from predation, especially in California. If they can complain about our
> > working dogs, and the Right to Farm Act isn't going to be applied to
> > livestock farmers, what will stop neighbors from complaining against other farm
> > noises, or forms of guardians, such as donkeys, etc.?
> >
> > Thank you so much!
> >
> > Fern & Jeff
> > _www.JoyfulHeartsFarm.com_ (http://www.joyfulheartsfarm.com/)
> >
>
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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