| # | Full Name | Comments |
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| 301 | Caroline Spearing | |
| 302 | Anonymous | |
| 303 | Chris Hardwicke | |
| 304 | David Bowring | |
| 305 | Clare Brett | |
| 306 | Vicky McGrath | |
| 307 | Helene St.Jacques | I am a strong supporter of urban agriculture and believe for the reasons stated above that Toronto permit the responsible keeping of backyard chickens.
Also, I believe that Toronto should move towards providing as much food as possible from local sources. |
| 308 | Suzanne Caskie | |
| 309 | Charles C. Sule | |
| 310 | Sarah Hildebrandt | |
| 311 | dawn woodward | we love chickens and want to raise them ourselves and it would make toronto a very modern city to allow small urban farming on a personal level. |
| 312 | David Hart | |
| 313 | Anonymous | |
| 314 | Anonymous | Many Torontonians, including my parents, are immigrants who were brought up with the knowledge of raising chickens or other livestock. I think it's very important for our current and future generations to reconnect to our foods. The "eat local" movement has inspired many people to grow vegetables in their yards but people are itching to do more to live greener in Toronto. Responsible chicken raising is one such way. |
| 315 | Llewellyn Smith | I am in support of the responsible keeping of backyard chickens |
| 316 | Julia Lee | I would love to own chickens! I unfortunately live in a small condo, so I can't. Which, incidentally - what's going on with green bins for condominiums? I still think it's grossly unfair that I have to cover for other people's garbage, when I vermicompost and recycle EVERYTHING, so I barely have one grocery bag full of garbage every TWO WEEKS! |
| 317 | Judith Victoria Jones | In the 1970s my children raised chickens on our property in Etobicoke. The neighbours were supportive of this activity, enjoyed the crowing of our rooster and especially appreciated the fresh eggs.
My daughter, a psychiatrist living in Harvard Massachusetts, has recently acquired 29 chicks and is sharing the chicken raising experience with her children.
I urge Toronto City Council to support the responsible keeping of backyard chickens.
Sincerely,
Judith Jones |
| 318 | Lauren Baker | |
| 319 | Tammara Soma | |
| 320 | Carolyn Langdon | With increasing skepticism of the safety of our food, the rising cost of eggs and the desire to eat close to home more and more urban dwellers will consider raising hens. It's far better to have an above ground proliferation of information on how to raise hens with animal health and little inconvenience to neighbours in mind. |
| 321 | Allan Tye | |
| 322 | Keith Muller | |
| 323 | Anonymous | |
| 324 | Anonymous | |
| 325 | Sima Patel | |
| 326 | Brenda Hsueh | Toronto needs to pave the way for urban agriculture, and this would be one small step on that path. |
| 327 | Dara Douma | |
| 328 | Fianna Wong | |
| 329 | Grace Mandarano | Due to the rising price of oil, and the global food supply crisis, we will need to develop more local economies everywhere. There is no more local food supply than that grown in our own backyards. It also will have a positive impact on health overall to eat less processed foods, and will relieve some of the burden on the health system that diseases like diabetes currently pose. The benefits are very far reaching, and it makes sound, logical sense. |
| 330 | Anonymous | |
| 331 | Jeff Stock | |
| 332 | Bryan Wires | |
| 333 | deb gibson | |
| 334 | Paula Gallo | |
| 335 | Christopher Sinopoli | |
| 336 | Luke Anderson | |
| 337 | damian Gray | Let us have are chicken, there cleaner less noisy than those stupid and usless Paris Hilton Dogs!!! |
| 338 | Melanie Dhingra | |
| 339 | Oshrat Cohen | |
| 340 | RobbyGray | Noisome polluting lawn mowers and leaf blowers are far more annoying and damaging to the environment and our health, especially our mental and emotional health than chickens clucking away in the backyard. |
| 341 | Anonymous | As long as it not a chicken farm, and the owner takes the responsibility to keep the facility clean, I don't see any harm to have a couple of hens in the backyard for fresh eggs. Yummy and healthy! |
| 342 | Amanda Oliver | |
| 343 | Janny Le | |
| 344 | Anonymous | |
| 345 | Candice Anderson | |
| 346 | Keven Ages | |
| 347 | Ryan LaFlamme | |
| 348 | Rick Mason | Chickens are easy to keep, relatively quiet, produce lots of eggs and can be eaten as well. It makes so much more sense for people to raise their own and use the whole chicken than it does to buy perfectly cleaned chicken breasts at the grocery store. |
| 349 | Lise Creurer | I'm a still a renter, but once I buy a house, my plans include keeping chickens as pets and for their delicious eggs!
I have friends who live in Austin; they have 2 chickens who are delightful and really make their backyard part of a complete home. |
| 350 | Erin Wood | |