Animal Welfare in Long Beach, California

ATTENTION ANIMAL LOVERS: The city of Long Beach is currently entertaining the possibility of changing the current ordinance on the keeping of chickens, goats and bees in BACKYARDS THROUGHOUT the entire city of Long Beach! The new proposal for the safety of these animals is extremely weak and incomplete as is the current ordinance. Please go on line and read the proposal. Here are just a few problems that this can create:
1-More animal abandonment in a city that is already "raining cats and dogs" and has animal abandonment issues. Cats, dogs, rabbits, mice, rats, birds, etc. 
2-Tremendously burdening to Long Beach ACS. With the lack of staff, how will this be enforced? How will the city provide more staff to handle the over load? 
3-Illegal breeding of chickens. What happens to the males? NO breeding must be required.
4-Sale of chickens and eggs.
5-Attracting more coyotes into neighborhoods and increasing safety concerns for pets and small children.
6-Goats and chickens getting loose from yards.
7- Goats require attention and are nervous by nature. 
8-Sale of goats milk and cheese.
9- Breeding of goats to make cheese, although the new ordinance specifies 2 female pygmy goats, who will check to ensure the gender not be male?
10-For ownership of chickens, a one time permit only is required verses an annual permit.
11-Odor.
12-Reasurrance that animals will be sheltered properly and according to THEIR needs. Providing fresh food and water daily, keeping the animals and their living area clean. 
13- A farm animal educational program be required to be taken prior to residents being allowed to have ownership of goats and chickens. There is a certain way of handling farm animals.Discuss the costs of ownership.
14- Goats and chickens can not get care from a standard veterinarian; they must be treated by a specialist in this area of medicine. Goats are subject to upper respiratory infection, bloat, coccidiosis and a host of other medical conditions. Chickens require frequent routine health checks for excess water, large masses; checking their beaks for any sores or swelling and cleaning their nostrils as needed. They too are subject to coccidiosis and should have routine fecal checks for worms.
15- Back yard slaughter. It happens in other areas, what is to stop it from happening here?
There is more, but these are some of the concerns regarding this issue.

A meeting before the Environmental Committee is scheduled on Tuesday, June 26 at 4:00 p.m., in the City Chambers at, 333 Ocean Blvd. Long Beach to hear this issue. The three Committee members are: Vice mayor Suja Lowenthal (Second district), Council member Patrick O'Donnell ( District 4) and Council member James Johnson (District 7). Please contact them with your concerns and attend the meeting! The people in favor of this are strongly united and pushing for it! The animals need you to stand up and speak for their humane treatment! Please either oppose this or make sure any changes are realistic and humane. I am in complete opposition of opening this city wide. Thank you for your time!