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This takes the cake
The younger generations of our next door neighbors went to the auction to
shop this morning. And found something so cute and so bedraggled and so pathetic looking that they just had to bring it home. (And for the record we live inside the city limits.) Oh, the update on the ones who were evicted across the street. Kittens found homes. Guinea pig found home. Poppa cat died before they moved out. The big tom hanging around over there actually lives down the street. And they may have come by and picked up momma cat. She hasn't been seen for a while, and they did come looking for her once. For any of you who have ever brought home a stray and felt guilty, or been won over by a cute puppy or kitten or guinea pig etc that you really didn't need or have room for. You are hereby absolved. Now the family next door consists of older couple. Two young men that I think are their sons or grandsons. (I'd guess 16 and 20) Niece about twelve. Wife of older young man (About 18) and their two children. The older man has been disabled for a few months and told he won't be able to return to work till at least the first of the year. No medical or disability insurance. Only one with an income right now is the older young man who works loading trucks at night. That at least provides insurance for him, his wife and their two children. Today they came home from the auction with this. And I still don't believe it but I saw it. A young Billy goat. "But he looked so sad tied up there". Jo Thinking my kids aren't so bad after all. |
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This takes the cake
OMG!!!
The city should be notified and be on their asses in a heartbeat. There are strict rules for owning livestock. I know this because when I was in RVT school i helped out a lot on the farm where we had a whole bunch of goats. And one of my classmates was very involved in finding homes for the baby goats that had been abandoned by their mothers. And I know that ONE billy goat named Tiny was trained on a diaper, (don't ask) but you CANNOT keep a goat in a house or yard. First of all, a goat can make a TON of mess, noise, and if it's an unneutered male, they also stink. I can't believe they just picked up the goat. sheesh!! Idiots!!! Kristi |
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This takes the cake
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:30:39 -0700, Mischief wrote:
OMG!!! The city should be notified and be on their asses in a heartbeat. There are strict rules for owning livestock. I know this because when I was in RVT school i helped out a lot on the farm where we had a whole bunch of goats. And one of my classmates was very involved in finding homes for the baby goats that had been abandoned by their mothers. And I know that ONE billy goat named Tiny was trained on a diaper, (don't ask) but you CANNOT keep a goat in a house or yard. First of all, a goat can make a TON of mess, noise, and if it's an unneutered male, they also stink. I can't believe they just picked up the goat. sheesh!! Idiots!!! Kristi Perhaps they were looking for a lawnmower. MLB |
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This takes the cake
mlbriggs wrote:
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:30:39 -0700, Mischief wrote: OMG!!! The city should be notified and be on their asses in a heartbeat. There are strict rules for owning livestock. I know this because when I was in RVT school i helped out a lot on the farm where we had a whole bunch of goats. Kristi Perhaps they were looking for a lawnmower. MLB Lawn? What lawn? I could swear there was a lawn here yesterday, honest! G Jill |
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This takes the cake
Mischief wrote:
OMG!!! The city should be notified and be on their asses in a heartbeat. There are strict rules for owning livestock. I know this because when I was in RVT school i helped out a lot on the farm where we had a whole bunch of goats. And one of my classmates was very involved in finding homes for the baby goats that had been abandoned by their mothers. And I know that ONE billy goat named Tiny was trained on a diaper, (don't ask) but you CANNOT keep a goat in a house or yard. First of all, a goat can make a TON of mess, noise, and if it's an unneutered male, they also stink. I can't believe they just picked up the goat. sheesh!! Idiots!!! Kristi I'm a little surprised - different countries, different customs I guess! People certainly keep goats in their yards over here. It's not that common, but it doesn't usually raise any eyebrows. My next-door-but-one neighbours have several in a fenced yard. |
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Helen Wheels wrote:
Mischief wrote: OMG!!! The city should be notified and be on their asses in a heartbeat. There are strict rules for owning livestock. I know this because when I was in RVT school i helped out a lot on the farm where we had a whole bunch of goats. And one of my classmates was very involved in finding homes for the baby goats that had been abandoned by their mothers. And I know that ONE billy goat named Tiny was trained on a diaper, (don't ask) but you CANNOT keep a goat in a house or yard. First of all, a goat can make a TON of mess, noise, and if it's an unneutered male, they also stink. I can't believe they just picked up the goat. sheesh!! Idiots!!! Kristi I'm a little surprised - different countries, different customs I guess! People certainly keep goats in their yards over here. It's not that common, but it doesn't usually raise any eyebrows. My next-door-but-one neighbours have several in a fenced yard. Yes, I was thinking that it wouldn't be unusual here either. Our next door neighbours-to-be (where we will be building our house) have a little black pony. They got it from a woman who was keeping it in her back yard in the city (Perth). That seems a bit much. At least here the pony has a few acres to roam around on. The pony's name is Jasper and the funny thing about that is that the people also have a son named Jasper. Turns out the pony was already named when they got him. Weird, I think I'd try to find a new name for it, like Jazz or something! It will be interesting when we finally move into our new house to see Vino's reaction to Jasper :-) -- Britta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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This takes the cake
Cheryl Perkins wrote: Here, it would depend on where the yard was. In most of the city proper, I'm pretty sure farmyard animals are not allowed - I don't know the specifics, but I think poultry-raising isn't allowed and I doubt goats are! But there are certainly areas within the city limits, now that they have been expanding to take in a lot of formerly rural, converting to suburban, areas where you might well be able to have a goat. They have cows etc in an area which was set aside for farmland years ago, and which the subdivisions have spread around! Our local SPCA had a goat dropped off not long ago - I don't know if they were able to find a home for it. Here in the middle of town is the Agriculture Canada's farm. It is next to where I used to work. I used to see cows on my way to work. Then there was the poultry farm right behind the office building. But it is gone now and replaced with residential homes . Winnie |
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This takes the cake
"Mischief" wrote in message oups.com... OMG!!! The city should be notified and be on their asses in a heartbeat. There are strict rules for owning livestock. I know this because when I was in RVT school i helped out a lot on the farm where we had a whole bunch of goats. And one of my classmates was very involved in finding homes for the baby goats that had been abandoned by their mothers. And I know that ONE billy goat named Tiny was trained on a diaper, (don't ask) but you CANNOT keep a goat in a house or yard. First of all, a goat can make a TON of mess, noise, and if it's an unneutered male, they also stink. I can't believe they just picked up the goat. sheesh!! Idiots!!! This is a house on less than a 1/4 acre lot and there is already a swimming pool (that they cannot currently afford to maintain). I suspect conversation over dinner tonight will result in some hurt feeling and plans to rehome one goat. Jo |
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"Mischief" wrote in message
oups.com... OMG!!! The city should be notified and be on their asses in a heartbeat. There are strict rules for owning livestock. I know this because when I was in RVT school i helped out a lot on the farm where we had a whole bunch of goats. And one of my classmates was very involved in finding homes for the baby goats that had been abandoned by their mothers. And I know that ONE billy goat named Tiny was trained on a diaper, (don't ask) but you CANNOT keep a goat in a house or yard. First of all, a goat can make a TON of mess, noise, and if it's an unneutered male, they also stink. I can't believe they just picked up the goat. sheesh!! Idiots!!! Kristi My mother had a pet goat for several years when she was growing up. I always wanted one. You don't have to worry about mowing the lawn if you have a goat. ;-) Joy |
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Winnie wrote:
Cheryl Perkins wrote: Here, it would depend on where the yard was. In most of the city proper, I'm pretty sure farmyard animals are not allowed - I don't know the specifics, but I think poultry-raising isn't allowed and I doubt goats are! But there are certainly areas within the city limits, now that they have been expanding to take in a lot of formerly rural, converting to suburban, areas where you might well be able to have a goat. They have cows etc in an area which was set aside for farmland years ago, and which the subdivisions have spread around! Our local SPCA had a goat dropped off not long ago - I don't know if they were able to find a home for it. Here in the middle of town is the Agriculture Canada's farm. It is next to where I used to work. I used to see cows on my way to work. Then there was the poultry farm right behind the office building. But it is gone now and replaced with residential homes . Winnie Where I live, now there are subdivisions of middle-class type homes. Used to be all farmland. When I moved out here, the folks down the street had cows and chickens. I got such a kick out of driving to work and seeing actual "free range" chickens running around in their front yard Woke up hearing a rooster crow and cows lowing. Ah! it was nice. Now, it's just a bunch of cookie-cutter houses crammed close together. (sigh) Jill |
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