Happy ending

Rooster “Kiki” allowed to continue crowing despite lawyer’s letter

The noisy cockerel can now stay after all (symbolic image).

(Bild: thinkstockphotos.de)

A family in Perchtoldsdorf in the district of Mödling received a letter from their neighbor. The content: a cease and desist letter. Because their rooster was crowing too loudly in the garden and disturbing the work of the law firm. But now there is an agreement.

"Her rooster crows countless times a day. Not only does it disturb our employees at work, but we can't make any phone calls either." A family in Perchtoldsdorf was astonished when they received a letter from a neighboring law firm. They were asked to make sure that the "unacceptable noise emissions" stopped. They were asked to sign a declaration to cease and desist.

Now a real fuss
However, this procedure caused a real stir in the truest sense of the word. The protests against the cackling did not go unnoticed by the SPÖ and the Citizens' List - both parliamentary groups clearly positioned themselves on the side of "Kiki". "The animals are registered, it's all legal," said Citizens' List member Gabriele Wladyka. "The lawyer recently moved into his office in the village, the chickens have been there for years," Anton Plessl from the SPÖ is surprised.

Nevertheless, the unwanted attention, which triggered some violent reactions on social media, has led to a solution. "Kiki" was allowed to stay, but his owners assured him that they would not buy a new cockerel after him.