neighbor's pest (rooster)

[lacyloo]

I think the owner shuld be notified, becasue it was not the roos fault but the owners.

How would we like it if one of our babies arossed that dredded fence ?

 

[ChuckenGirl]

ok the little girl didnt know any better. she made a mistake and no offense but everyone that is sorta flipping out about it, just think about how a 7 year old would think. and what would you do in that situation. and the grandmother did what she thought was right. no one on the board should be critizing her for her actions.

 

[PurpleChicken]

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[Black Feather]

I don't think "shoot, shovel n' shut-up" is appropriate for this situation.....more like "shake n' bake"

Sorry....couldn't help myself...

UC

 

[Buster]

 

[meriruka]

AAAUUUGGHHHH!!!!!
NO ONE is saying the little girl did anything wrong!
The debate here, (and it is not criticism of anyone) is whether or not the owner should be notified and does the owner have the right to have his property returned.

What I'm saying is that if my trashcan blows on to your yard, you do not get to keep it. If it breaks a window on your property, you should be compensated, but you don't get to keep my trashcan. Same thing with an animal that belongs to me , but harms your property. You get compensated if harm is done, you are justified in killing it if it goes after your animals, but you do not get to keep it, it is still my animal.

 

[Buster]

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Do you realize how many ugly feuds are started by notifying neighbors of the fact that you killed their animal who was harming you and yours? The results of such notifications have led many to conclude that it is not worth the contention to notify their neighbor. If I knew that all my neighbors would react responsibly and maturely to the dispatching of their problem animal, I would always notify them. Unfortunately, human nature is usually to become enraged at harm done to you and yours. Therefore, many people do not react reasonably. So to avoid lasting feuds with neighbors, sadly the only option is usually not to say anything at all. Keep your animals home and you won't have to worry.

 

[PurpleChicken]

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I don't think anyone thinks you said the girl did anything wrong. Everyone here
is being very civil, including you meriruka, and are entitled to their opinions.

You are correct, it is the neighbors property but this is not a black and white issue.
We don't know the neighbor. They may be a nut job and the most prudent course
of action would to do just what they did.

I have many neighbors with dogs. If I had to kill a dog to defend my animals there
are some neighbors I would contact and some I wouldn't. My dogs have gotten
off there leashes a few times. I know we aren't talking about dogs in this post
but we don't have any killer roosters in the neighborhood. The dogs would have
already eaten them.

 

[Kristina]

I don't usually post on stuff like this but give that grandbaby a hug! If it were my DD defending her animal she'd get a pat on the back.

Oh and in my neck of the woods it's SSS.

 

[meriruka]

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I agree we don't always get the neighbors we would like and only the OP knows what type of person the rooster owner is. It does not sound as if he's a responsible owner, and I doubt anyone would be cruel enough to watch him searching and worrying while they are burping after a fine rooster meal.
But what's to stop him from just getting more roosters that he won't control? It was fortunate the little girl was there to protect, but what if next time no one is there?
If you present him with the carcass of his rooster, it would send a pretty strong message and he may actually change his behavior. If not, then you know you can sit on your porch with a weapon (or an intrepid granddaughter) and wait for your next free chicken dinner with a clear conscience.