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If I kept chickens, I wouldn't want to slaughter them myself (much less slaughter mammals), nor would I like to have neighbors who do so. At the same time, I see some value in children "witnessing grisly scenes," because everyone should know where their food comes from - but getting an eyeful once or twice should suffice either to deepen your thinking about taking life away or turning you into a vegetarian (or both). Doesn't have to happen on a regular basis... But with regard to slaughter: surely there are facilities to which residents could take their animals (even 'real' farmers don't all do their own butchering)?
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Perhaps no city is as divided over the chicken question as Oakland. City officials are considering allowing residents to raise and slaughter not just chickens, but goats, rabbits, ducks and other animals, in their backyards. Backers argue that it would help alleviate food deserts.

Oakland's anti-slaughter group sees the practice as a socio-economic problem. NOBS argues that the city's approval of the slaughter of chickens “would serve the needs of a small group of people interested in creating artisan animal products instead of serving the low-income communities.” They've posted flyers around the city, playing up fears of stray chickens wandering the city and children witnessing grisly scenes of animal killing.
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Via Taja Sevelle, so inspiring:
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Urban Farming began in 2005 with 3 gardens and a pamphlet. We now have planted and facilitated over 43,000 community, residential and partner gardens around the world.
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Victory Gardens ftw.

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Post about the exhibition, Carrot City: Designing for Urban Agriculture, February 25th – April 30th 2009 – Free Admission (Opening reception: March 3rd 2009), at Design Exchange, Toronto (website: www.dx.org)
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This exhibition will show how the design of cities and buildings is enabling the production of food in the city.
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Richmond, BC starts an urban farming school...

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