Sheep in the suburbs

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The arrival of livestock at an upmarket Westville home has got the goat of neighbours, who have raised concerns about the possible health implications of keeping farm animals in a built-up suburb.

This is the second report of sheep and goats being kept in upmarket suburbs in the past week.

The Mercury reported on Monday that 100 sheep and goats worth R250 000 were being housed at a luxury property in Morningside. They were set to be removed by Monday afternoon.

Residents in Westville –where more than 60 sheep and goats were being kept ahead of Eid celebrations – said that while they accepted the religious practices of others, they were unhappy about the strong smells emanating from the property and the occasional animal had escaped into their gardens.

“Well, it certainly looks like the grass is greener on the other side, doesn’t it? They’ve grazed on my side of the fence quite a bit,” said one neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the situation.

The neighbour said the situation had escalated over the past month.

“The numbers vary on a daily basis. The most we have counted is 57 sheep and 10 goats. As you can imagine, the smell has been rather bad,” she said.

She emphasised that she understood the cultural and religious significance of Eid, but also said that the situation – especially for her business, which was run from her home – made the problem difficult to bear.

Another neighbour, who also wanted to remain anonymous, said he was prepared to accept the situation when the numbers were smaller.

“When the goats managed to get into our garden, the family was very apologetic and came and collected them straight away. We live in a rainbow nation, with many belief systems and ways of carrying out religious practices. We don’t want to stand in the way of people worshipping the way they want to,” he said.
When The Mercury visited the area, the smell of animal faeces was slight, but only a handful of animals were 
visible.
The residents housing the animals declined to talk about the issue and simply shouted from inside the house that “the metro police has dealt with the matter”.
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More at: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/sheep-in-the-suburbs-10985326
 
Sure those Arabs are not running a brothel with sheep and goat shaggy?
 
Aren't there laws against livestock in suburban areas? Surely they are breaking it?
 
Lupus said:
Aren't there laws against livestock in suburban areas? Surely they are breaking it?
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I've come up against this one a couple of times, too, when someone in the neighbourhood wanted to do a "slaughter". Several neighbours got together and asked the JMPD and the SPCA about it.

Turns out that, as long as the slaughter conditions are not shockingly inhumane and the place is cleaned up afterwards, there's nothing law enforcement can do.

Or so we were told.

Then again, I live in a suburb whose humerous motto is "Who Let the Goats Out?"
 
Aquila ka Hecate said:
I've come up against this one a couple of times, too, when someone in the neighbourhood wanted to do a "slaughter". Several neighbours got together and asked the JMPD and the SPCA about it.

Turns out that, as long as the slaughter conditions are not shockingly inhumane and the place is cleaned up afterwards, there's nothing law enforcement can do.

Or so we were told.

Then again, I live in a suburb whose humerous motto is "Who Let the Goats Out?"
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Yeah but that's one or two, these are close on 50 according to the article. That should be some kind of law against it.
 
Aquila ka Hecate said:
I've come up against this one a couple of times, too, when someone in the neighbourhood wanted to do a "slaughter". Several neighbours got together and asked the JMPD and the SPCA about it.

Turns out that, as long as the slaughter conditions are not shockingly inhumane and the place is cleaned up afterwards, there's nothing law enforcement can do.

Or so we were told.

Then again, I live in a suburb whose humerous motto is "Who Let the Goats Out?"
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Residents must obtain prior approval for cultural slaughter...
 
Lupus said:
Yeah but that's one or two, these are close on 50 according to the article. That should be some kind of law against it.
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I'm pretty sure there must be. Exisiting laws governing slaughterhouses should be a place to start.
 
Honestly the line needs to be drawn somewhere.

More than 1 animal for slaughter on a property is taking the piss in the extreme...
 
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