Man fined N77,304 because his rooster crows too early in the morning

An 83-year-old man has been ordered to pay a 166 euro (about N77,304) fine after he failed to prevent his pet rooster from crowing at 4:30 in the morning, which some of his neighbours had complained about.

Angelo Boletti, a pensioner from the Italian town of Castiraga Vidardo, in Lombardy, was found to have violated local rules, which state that pets must be kept at a minimum distance of 10 metres from neighboring homes. But the real problem was that the pet in question, a rooster named Carlino, crows loudly as early as 4:30 in the morning and waking up the neighbours.

After receiving several complaints about the bird’s morning routine, police started monitoring Carlino, and after confirming his early crowing decided to fine the retired bricklayer.

“I’m speechless. What need was there?” Boletti told Italian newspaper Il Citadino. “They could have told me before about the distance [rule]. I didn’t understand.”

Emma Perfetti, the mayor of Castiraga Vidardo, told journalists that local authorities had no choice but to take action in this case, because of the numerous complaints from neighbors.

Apparently, a police officer staked out Boletti’s villa during the night, and confirmed that Carlino started crowing at around 4:30 in the morning and continued to do so until around 6:00 am.

Culled from odditycentral.com