Courtesy: Associated Press
Cornelius: A woman in a Portland, Oregon, suburb has been ordered to give up her rooster after a neighbor complained about the crowing.
Megan Keller of Cornelius has been fighting for months to keep the pet she named Mr. Rooster. KPTV reports that a judge on Wednesday told her to find a new home for the bird within a week. She could also be facing some hefty fines.
Keller says she thought she was buying two females at Easter time in 2012 for her granddaughters to show at 4-H. But one proved to be a Mr. and his owner has been dinged six times in five months for violating city ordinances. Three of those citations could cost Keller as much as $3,000, although the judge indicated the fines could be reduced if Mr. Rooster finds a new home.
Mr. Rooster was sent to a farm over the summer after an earlier court order. Keller says Mr. Rooster lost feathers, and a hawk attacked him. So she retrieved him.
Megan Keller of Cornelius has been fighting for months to keep the pet she named Mr. Rooster. KPTV reports that a judge on Wednesday told her to find a new home for the bird within a week. She could also be facing some hefty fines.
Keller says she thought she was buying two females at Easter time in 2012 for her granddaughters to show at 4-H. But one proved to be a Mr. and his owner has been dinged six times in five months for violating city ordinances. Three of those citations could cost Keller as much as $3,000, although the judge indicated the fines could be reduced if Mr. Rooster finds a new home.
Mr. Rooster was sent to a farm over the summer after an earlier court order. Keller says Mr. Rooster lost feathers, and a hawk attacked him. So she retrieved him.
