A Pittsburgh man has 30 days to figure out how to catch a noisy rooster or the city will penalize him.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the rooster’s piercing calls have plagued residents for years. Because it appears to live on Henry Gaston’s property, it has put him in violation of the city’s ban against roosters.
But Gaston told a judge Wednesday he’s tried to catch the animal and has failed. He says he called animal control and the zoo, but he still hasn’t come up with the rooster.
Assistant City Solicitor Adam Rosenthal says he would agree to give Gaston 30 days if he puts out food and tries to catch it with a net.
The judge says he’d like the rooster caught and transferred to a farm.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Trap the rooster. If that doesn’t work, shoot him.
Are you coming to snuff the rooster?
HEY, my neighbors dog barks CONTINUOUSLY at night when they’re gone…comes right in my house….not the dogs fault…I think the neighbor should be shot….I moved out to the country for peace and quiet AND this is what I get…………
If it comes into your house, feed it and give it some water. Maybe a blanket on the floor by the door. Dog will be quiet and safe – you’ll be able to sleep. Let the dog out when neighbors get home.
That’s how we do it in Alaska.
One Havaheart trap up by a known roosting site baited with some tasty treats should work well. Doesn’t strike me that the guy is trying all that hard to catch the offender. For those that say shoot him, can’t do such within most city limits. For those that don’t appreciate this little guys wake up call in the morning each to his own. Personally I thoroughly enjoy my two feathered alarm clocks who welcome in the new day right on my front porch. Now the barking dog, how about talking with the neighbor as seeing if you can assist in some way to help them overcome the issue, that’s what real country folk do. Buy them a nice mussel or a book on how to train a dog that has anxiety issues. If your nice about it most folks will accept your neighborly concern and work with you. If not buy earplugs and get used to it until they or the dog moves.
We live in a village in PA near Gettysburg. We have no sidewalks. No street lights and no traffic signals. We do have stop signs and we p;ay for street light.
Now some new neighbors moved in and they reported us to the state police as we have a pitt bull who barks at trucks. he is fenced in and cannot get out. Yet there dog is a big dog and runs loose and BARKS. We have told t hem about the barking and they say that is what a dog does.
So when they were both at work we took the dog to the pound and they had to pay to get it out