Bill, I did not know that chickens were legal within the city! I am thrilled. How many can I get? Ah...fresh eggs, free range chickens, and lots of fertilizer. Bet my Mews neighbors would love to share in my new venture. Cheers.
"William H. Magill" wrote: > On Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 10:04 AM, John Ellingsworth wrote: > > Yesterday when I went to Clark Park with my dog he started acting > > oddly in > > some bushes (next to the Gettysburg stone) while we were walking > > around. > > I looked in the bushes and saw what appeared to be a large bird (my > > first > > thought was a falcon or hawk) in there. > > > > After realizing it was dead (actually frozen solid) I pulled it out. > > It was a very large decapitated rooster. > > > > So I was wondering if this was an animal sacrifice, or animal fighting? > > I don't know much about the practices of either group, but was > > wondering if > > anyone else had any knowledge. > > Despite all the speculation to the contrary, I suspect that you will > find that this had nothing to do with either religion or recreation... > but rather minority persecution -- it was a hate crime. > > There are several flocks of chickens (complete with one or more > annoying roosters) in West Philadelphia of which I am aware. And yes, > they are legal within the city because they have fewer than some number > of birds - 15, if I remember correctly. (We tried to get L&I to get rid > of them.) > > So assuming that the neighbors of the rooster disliked (hated) being > awakened every time some car's headlights passed over the coop making > the bird think it was time to crow, it takes far less effort to assume > that someone grabbed the bird and simply "rung-its-neck" than to assume > that it was procured legally and then ritually slaughtered. Ergo... > instant hate crime. No religion involved. [And as to why it didn't wind > up in a stew pot -- did you ever try to eat rooster?][And why in the > bushes -- why do guns always show up in bushes... somebody was trying > to hide the thing in a hurry.] > > T.T.F.N. > William H. Magill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
