Fight to keep Stanley the goat

[Catherine]

A woman in a small Ontario town is in a big fight to keep her pet goat. Jo-Anne rescued Stanley when he was a baby and he has been her constant companion ever since. He is actually a real support to her. Everyone loves him. Almost everyone that is, since one person complained to the city about the presence of a goat.
She has been told that having a goat makes her home a "hobby farm" and hobby farms are not allowed in the town.
She has been told to get rid of the goat, but a local support group has formed to fight his removal. They call themselves Stanley's Army and they have created online petitions. The town could allow Stanley to stay by granting a variance of the existing bylaw.

https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-new...nt-5387004

Stanley is one small goat, living in Jo-Anne's home. That hardly makes her place a hobby farm. He is one well behaved pet, not a herd of goats.
Bylaws are needed and they usually work fairly well to peace between neighbors. They prevent someone from actually running a hobby farm withing the town.
A small city property would be too small for any kind of farm. Problems happen in the interpreting of a bylaw. Clearly she doesn't have a farm.
It makes sense that she would need to apply for permission to keep Stanley. It would be no worse than getting a dog license. The city has ordered Jo-Anne to remove Stanley, so they are not listening and they are not being reasonable.
I just hope the petitions are enough to get the city to reconsider their decision. 
Stanley has been living as a beloved pet. Where would he go that would give him a happy life.