tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post3774920471604426970..comments2010-02-16T15:33:41.097-08:00Thomas Kriesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13767145783844206988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post-28662110225996902792010-02-16T15:33:41.097-08:002010-02-16T15:33:41.097-08:00Sarah, you are an idiot.<br /><br />After all, Salmonella bacteria are widely found in nature, in the intestinal tracts of animals and birds (and people) and easily spread.<br /><br />A &quot;happy&quot; chicken in my backyard is just as likely to have bacteria in its intestine as any other bird is. The happy chicken poops on the ground, not in a modern toilet. The bacteria is now in the soil where the hen will peck, scratch and bathe.<br /><br />I raise chickens. They are not clean animals.Bettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14049784715346006195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680664903011977089.post-3011640713545628802009-03-10T12:22:21.581-07:002009-03-10T12:22:21.581-07:00If you pay attention to the news, most of these samonella and ecoli issues are happening with industrial food operations, not small scale henhouses. <BR/><BR/>Bird flu spreads among birds housed in too-congested settings with poor ventilation, not three happy free-rangers in your backyard.<BR/><BR/>My biggest beef is how the law treats dogs and birds so different. Dogs are disgusting if we don't clean up their poop. They can spread rabies and parasites and they are super annoying if they bark all day and night. YET we don't disallow dogs, we don't limit the number a family can have, etc. Not fair. I'd rather have a few cluckers next to my house than that annoying cocker spaniel who barks non-stop.Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122162947646462967noreply@blogger.com