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[greenstorm]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dairy-farmer-wins-battle-over-raw-milk/article1439008/

In Canada you are now allowed to get raw milk from cow co-ops or CSAs, though any other way of selling or distributing it is still illegal. Between that, chickens in the city, and bees in the city, I'm starting to get pretty happy with the way things are going.

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[donnaidh-sidhe.livejournal.com]

Now I want a townhouse. :/

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/19/mini-cows-are-on-the-recession-menu/

I want pygmy goats! :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_greenwitch_/]

http://www.mostlyminis.ca/

Re: I want pygmy goats! :)

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

Juggler also likes pygmy goats. Apparently he visited one once that lived to be kicked in the head-- it was like some sort of a foot butting game.

Indulge the forigner

[leftbrainfoward.livejournal.com]

So, if the court case was determined in Ontario, does that make it valid precedent for events in BC?
In the USA, a legal win in one state does not create a valid argument if something similar comes up in another state. Only federal court rulings apply to everyone.
So, how does Canada work?

Oh mini cow- so cute!

Re: Indulge the forigner

[greenstorm.livejournal.com]

It's a federal law which bans the milk. If someone determines that that particular federal law doesn't apply in a somewhat related case (such as selling & distribution vs co-operatives) then other areas will tend to rule the same way if it comes up-- and so that federal law tends not to be extended into that domain anymore.

Somewhat similar, though not exactly the same, is the way banning female toplessness but not male toplessness in a given area was found to be a violation of rights in Ontario, but we in BC figure it's okay here. If we were to get in trouble, it could go to court and our specific stuff against it could be overturned, but everyone mostly knows how it will turn out.