I previously Blogged about a rebellious, but soft spoken small flock egg farmer in Nova Scotia who is in the gun sight cross hairs of the #ChickenMafia and their henchmen, the notorious #ChickenPolice (see Aaron's Eggs.
I subsequently wrote how SFPFC and thousands of NS citizens intervened on Aaron's behalf, so the Nova Scotia government decided to intervene, and finally the NS Egg Board relented by doubling the small flock exemption (100 birds to 200), and proposed an auction of 2,000 bird quota for small flockers, to be divided in 4 lots of 500 birds each. If Aaron applied and was lucky enough to win, we would have an exemption for 700 birds, so he could keep his present flock of 700 (see Give Credit where Credit Due.
I received a call from Aaron today, saying the #ChickenPolice continued with their charges against Aaron, and he recently spent his first day in arraignment court pleading Not Guilty to all charges. Aaron said he considered the ease and speed of pleading guilty, but he just couldn't do it.
I had previously offered all of SFPFC's legal research to Aaron in preparation for our Ontario rebellion against the #ChickenMafia. WIthin a few minutes, I had an email off to Aaron, but the email server choked on the 38 MB of file attachment. Doing a compressed zip file wasn't much better. I'm going to have to upload all these precious files to a Internet Cloud File Server, so Aaron can download everything. I hope Aaron's Pro Bono lawyer finds it useful.
While I had Aaron on the phone, we quickly discussed strategy. His parting remarks were that he obviously needed to learn a lot more, really quicky.
Indeed he does. Just like Wiley E. Coyote, those #ChickenPolice are a nefarious bunch. The advantage for the #ChickenPolice, they have the government to do their dirty work for them
Once the offense notice has been issued by the #ChickenPolice so as to protect their monopoly, the government steps in and takes over. The power of the state and their bottomless pockets are now against Aaron, while the #ChickenPolice can sit back, relaxing in their front row seats while the brash Crown Attorney attempts to sink Aaron and his young small family on their family farm.
There ought'a be a law.
A blog to communicate, discuss, and advocate for the civil rights and important role Small Flock Poultry Farmers can play (and should play) in Canadian Society. Small Flockers are on the side of justice & truth, and against privilege & power. Unfortunately, the more we compromise with privilege and power, the more we reduce the capacity for truth and justice.
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