Update-7 years later

As I've just posted this reply in the comments, I suppose I should make an actual post.

This was brought before the council committee for a vote to send it to the full city council in August 2012. The committee members voted against sending it to the full council 5-4 with one member absenting himself before the vote. 

During the time the proposed amendment was being worked on, and I was working gathering signatures in support of the amendment, there was another woman circulating a counter-petition based on racial bias because of my (then) married last name and fear of urban farming's effect on their million dollar mansions' property values. Due to her having more time to devote to the issue she was able to sway council members against the proposed amendment.

I apologize for not continuing with updates but the week the vote took place my 8 year old son was in the hospital with critical health complications from a ruptured appendix. After that vote, the issue was dropped from my priorities in favor of more immediate matters. 

It would be interesting seeing if this matter could pass now that Lexington-Fayette Urban county sees the benefits of and has need for goats- hypocritically hiring a goatherd and 17 goats to clear out Idle Hour Park. Clearing out an overgrown back yard was one of my main reasons for wanting two goats in the first place. 

See -> http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article211927084.html

Upcoming meeting

We have requested a meeting with councilman Steve Kay on Wednesday of next week. This meeting will be to discuss the proposed amendment to the city code. Ms. Leah Boggs, aide to Councilman Kay, gave us a copy of the proposal which would change the title of ordinance 4-11 from "Hogs, keeping of" to "Livestock, keeping of." The propsed change would make allowances to allow potbellied pigs, miniature goats, and miniature horses. We will be posting more information as we become aware of it.
Thank you for your support!

Which breed?

We found this great website that is a project of the Oklahoma State university. It is an exhaustive list of the many different breeds of goats and it provides a bit of information on each one. We hope that our members will find it useful. http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/goats/
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Our news story is on Channel 27's website now.

For all those BGJL members who have expressed disappointment about not being able to watch the story on the news this evening, we are pleased to announce that our story is now available for viewing online. Go to the news page on Channel 27, www.wkyt.com/news and click under the section WKYT NEWS VIDEO. The story is headlined "Group wants...."
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Enjoy!

Thank you WKYT 27!

The Bluegrass Goat Justice League would like to extend a special thank you to Sean Evans of WKYT Channel 27 for covering our story. It will be aired on the 6 o'clock newscast. Thank you for your support. :-)

Getting the word out :-)

Well, we just got off the phone with Channel 36, and per their request sent them some information. We have also just contacted the Herald Leader, Channel 18, Channel 27, and La Voz. We will be contacting El Mundo later on today as well. Next on the list is to contact all of our city council members. :-)
Thank you all for your support.

(edited to add) We also contacted Natural Awakenings Magazine!

Membership Drive

Since the founding of the Bluegrass Goat Justice League, on Friday, August 12, we have had 17 members join. Thank you for supporting our cause!