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Our Mission: to legalize backyard chicken-keeping in the city of Salem, Oregon, and help others do the same in cities around the country.
We want to share our knowledge and experiences and provide a central location dedicated to changing city ordinances.
This site will serve as a place where you can find the help and support you need to start your own Chicken Revolution.
Our Story: We are ordinary people who strongly believe in the right to raise a few hens for pets and for eggs on private properties for which we pay taxes. Click here for more.
After a neighbor reported me to the city for having four pet hens, I placed them into foster care and set out to change the law.
I organized a group called Chickens In The Yard (C.I.T.Y.) and together we made a big impact on our local government. We even made the front page of the Wall Street Journal!
And read a follow-up story about our documentary in a Wall Street Journal Blog.
Order your very own Chicken Revolution T-Shirts, DVDs, and Window Decals today!
Watch the "Outlaws" Music Video clip from the Chicken Revolution Documentary below on YouTube:
Stick this on your car and help spread the word!
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"The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall."
. . . . Che Guevara
Why Che Chicken?
When C.I.T.Y. was formed, we were just a group of people who thought it would be great to have a few hens in our yards like many of our parents, grandparents, and their families before them. Boy, were we surprised to discover that in Salem, Oregon you can legally own a 100-pound pet pig, or a vicious dog, but not a 3-pound hen!
We didn't plan to become revolutionaries, but after nearly a year of struggling to legalize backyard hens in Salem, that's where it stands. This is America - the land of the free. We should not be denied the pets of our choosing, on our own private property, for which we pay taxes. Other citizens in major cities around the country, and in Oregon have chicken-keeping ordinances. Why not us?
Our "Che Chicken" logo resembles a famous photograph of Che Guevara taken in 1960. While we do not condone his violent methods, we chose Che because he has become an international symbol for rebellion against injustices.
This image is meant to make you smile. A chicken in the beret of a revolutionary? There is tremendous irony in our use of this symbol. What could be more conservative than having a few chickens in your yard? Yet we have to battle for the same rights our parents and grandparents had as Americans - the right to a have few hens. No, that's not in the Constitution...but America was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...and chickens make us happy.
Viva la Urban Chicken Revolution!
Chicken Revolution
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Because we should all have the right to grow our own food!
