
{"id":6924,"date":"2009-09-03T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T19:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=6924"},"modified":"2009-09-03T11:50:59","modified_gmt":"2009-09-03T19:50:59","slug":"letter-wrong-on-goats-wrong-for-carrboro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2009\/09\/03\/letter-wrong-on-goats-wrong-for-carrboro\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter: Wrong on goats, wrong for Carrboro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am one of many urban homesteaders in Carrboro. My two backyard fainting goats have reduced decades of overgrown ivy and honeysuckle to a non-invasive status. We chose fainting goats for their gentle, non-climbing reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Goats have been allowed in Carrboro for decades. On Aug. 25, the board of aldermen voted to change the tract requirements for having two adult fainting goats from 40,000 sq. feet to 25,000 sq. ft, still over half of an acre. Mayoral candidate Brian Voyce and alderman candidate Sharon Cook opposed the amendment.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Brian Voyce contended that goats harbor disease and pose a threat to public health. A goat specialist at NC State\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s veterinary school said the most common ailment they treat is worms. According to the 2006 N.C. Rabies Report: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153No rabies cases were identified among the following animals \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 goats (33 submitted).\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>To understand the hyperbolic nature of Voyce\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s claims, consider that Maple View Farms, the State Fair, Spence\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Farm and the Museum of Life and Science all have hands-on livestock and are among of the most popular attractions for children in our area. Parents understand the importance of such experiences for their children.<\/p>\n<p>Candidate Sharon Cook seemed confused about the nature of the ordinance, insisting that it was to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153allow farm animals on urban properties,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d rather than merely to tweak the lot size for doing so.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Voyce and Sharon Cook seem determined to stop any kind of green progress, be it small livestock or community gardens. Carrboro residents value the diversity, sustainability and progressive values that make Carrboro unique. Urban homesteading is part of that charm and is a rising trend in cities from Portland to Austin to New York. I am thankful the aldermen have kept Carrboro on the forefront of this trend.<\/p>\n<p>Marianne Prince<br \/>\nCarrboro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am one of many urban homesteaders in Carrboro. My two backyard fainting goats have reduced decades of overgrown ivy and honeysuckle to a non-invasive status. We chose fainting goats for their gentle, non-climbing reputation. Goats have been allowed in Carrboro for decades. On Aug. 25, the board of aldermen voted to change the tract&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[356,339,357,235,359,360,358],"class_list":["post-6924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-2009-election","tag-board-of-aldermen","tag-brian-voyce","tag-carrboro","tag-goats","tag-marianne-prince","tag-sharon-cook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6925,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6924\/revisions\/6925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}