A couple faces thousands of dollars in fines for crowing a rooster named Wilbur. Jackie and Drew Tanenbaum of Parkton, Md., said Wilbur is a good egg. “He’s just a funny rooster. He protects the flock, he flaps his wings,” he chirps. (He’s) just friendly and fun,” said Jackie Tanenbaum. People often move to northern Baltimore County to escape the city noise, preferring the quiet of the farms that they are surrounded. Countryside residents have horses, chickens, roosters and more. But this bird was too big for one neighbor, who has been complaining about Wilbur since the Tannenbaums took him in August. “Our neighbors came out and said, ‘ Hey, we don’t like your cock. Can you get rid of it?” They did offer an alternative to a commitment not to replace him if he died. We’ve never been given an opportunity to have an open dialogue,” Drew Tanenbaum said. Drew Tanenbaum said the neighbor didn’t like Wilbur’s morning crowing and filed complaints with the county. “Now the county has issued us two citations, one for $150 and one for 4,650 dollars,” said Drew Tanenbaum. “Essentially, that’s $150 for every alleged Wilbur-made crow that our neighbor was able to document.” Jackie Tanenbaum created a Change.org petition called Save Wilbur’s Rooster, which has more than 5,000 signatures man. “I think there’s a general consensus that chickens and roosters belong in the country, and I think people really agree with us that there’s a lot of support in the community to allow people to have a country lifestyle and enjoy what your own food comes from your backyard,” she said. According to county officials, the applicant must provide evidence of excessive noise. The Animal Welfare Board will then decide whether the noise is excessive before upholding or rejecting the case. WBAL-TV 11 News tried to speak with the neighbor, but he declined to be interviewed. The Tanenbaums’ hearing is scheduled for January 24.
A couple faces thousands of dollars in fines for crowing a rooster named Wilbur.
Jackie and Drew Tanenbaum of Parkton, Md., said Wilbur is a good egg.
“He’s just a funny rooster. He protects the flock, flaps his wings, chirps. (He’s) just friendly and fun to be around,” Jackie Tanenbaum said.
People often move to north Baltimore County to escape the city noise, preferring the quiet of the farms that surround them. Villagers have horses, chickens, roosters, and more. But the bird was too much for one neighbor, who has been complaining about Wilbur since the Tannenbaums took him in August.
“Our neighbors came out and said, ‘Hey, we don’t like your rooster.’ Can you get rid of him?” They did offer an alternative to a commitment not to replace him if he died. We’ve never been given the opportunity to have an open dialogue,” Drew Tanenbaum said.
Drew Tanenbaum said the neighbor didn’t like Wilbur’s morning crowing and filed a complaint with the county.
“The county wrote us two citations, one for $150 and one for $4,650,” Drew Tanenbaum said. “Essentially, that’s $150 for every alleged Wilbur-produced crow that our neighbor was able to document.”
Jackie Tanenbaum created a Change.org petition called “Save Wilbur the Rooster” that has been signed by over 5,000 people.
“I think there’s a general perception that chickens and roosters belong in the country, and I think people really agree with us that there’s a lot of support in the community to allow people to have a country lifestyle and enjoy having your own the food comes from your backyard,” she said.
According to county officials, the applicant must provide evidence of excessive noise. The Animal Services Board will then decide whether the noise is excessive before upholding or dismissing the case.
WBAL-TV 11 News tried to talk to the neighbor, but he declined to be interviewed.
The hearing in the case of the Tanenbaums is scheduled for January 24.
A couple was fined $5,000 more for crowing a rooster named Wilbur
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