RI neighbors: Cussing cockatoo violates noise law

[longnecker]

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island woman has been accused by her neighbors of violating an animal-noise ordinance by training her cockatoo to cuss.
The Providence Journal reports that Lynne Taylor is accused in Warwick municipal court of training the bird, Willy, to say expletives.
The bird allegedly aimed the invectives at the neighbors, who happen to be Taylor's ex-husband and his girlfriend.
A municipal judge on Thursday denied Taylor's request to dismiss the case.
The neighbors, Kathleen Melker and Craig Fontaine, say they have been subjected to repeated curses from the bird, at one point for 15 minutes at a time.
The animal noise ordinance imposes a small fine on any pet owner whose animal creates habitual noise.
A judge has issued restraining orders telling both women to have no contact.http://www.mediacomtoday.com/news/re...INWU00L2_UNEWS

[Bellicose]

Habitual noise? Couldn't a dog barking be a habitual noise? Yet that really is their only way of communicating, so how is it habitual?

[Josef]

Habitual noise? Couldn't a dog barking be a habitual noise? Yet that really is their only way of communicating, so how is it habitual?

A dog barking could be considered habitual noise, sure, but a dog is also not going to be cussing out her ex-husband and his girlfriend like this bird was supposedly doing.

But I see what you're saying, a cockatoo cursing is really another type of noise category.

[EpicWin]

[Bellicose]

but a dog is also not going to be cussing out her ex-husband and his girlfriend like this bird was supposedly doing.

But I see what you're saying, a cockatoo cursing is really another type of noise category.

Now that would be some funny ish right there!

Hey it's not my fault that it curses at certain people. What if it curses at everyone, is that still considered habitual???