WEBVTT MEANINGFUL TO HER PARTNER WHO SUFFERED TRAUMA IN AFGHANISTAN. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY THE CHICKENS ARE BANNED. THEY'RE NOT HURTING ANYBODY. SHELDON: SUSAN TUBIC SAYS SHE ORIGINALLY GOT THESE CHICKENS AS A SAFE FOOD SOURCE ABOUT 18-MONTHS AGO, BUT HER SIX BIRDS HAVE EVOLVED TO MEAN SO MUCH MORE TO HER FAMILY. >> IT'S BEEN A SOURCE OF THERAPY I GUESS YOU CAN SAY. WE LOVE TO GO OUT THERE AND WATCH THE CHICKENS. SHELDON: BUT THE GREENFIELD HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS SHE HAS 30 DAYS TO GET RID OF THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PERMITTED IN THE CITY. DURING A HEARING SHE TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO CITY OFFICIALS WHAT THE CHICKENS MEAN TO HER PARTNER WILLIAM DESARDEN WHO SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN. >> HE HAS A NON-CURABLE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, SO WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF ROUGH STUFF IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THAT'S WHY I WENT WITH THE THERAPEUTIC ANGLE. >> THERE WAS A MENTION AT THE MEETING, AND I WOULD DEFER TO THE CITY'S ATTORNEY. SHELDON: TUBIC TELLS ME SHE'S CONSIDERING AN APPEAL. >> I'M GOING TO GIVE IT A SHOT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. SHELDON: SO YOU'RE GOING TO GO DOWN WITH A FIGHT? >> I'M GOING TO GO DOWN WITH A FIGHT. IT'S THE ARMY IN ME. SHELDON: RIGHT NOW SHE IS LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM TO STAY. TUBIC'S CHICKENS ARE NOT OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED SERVICE ANIMALS. AS FOR A POSSIBLE APPEAL TO KEEP THE BIRDS, THE HEALTH DIRECTOR