the chicken lady wins because I'm nicer than she is

[ritaxis]

So the chicken lady reported the chicken death to Animal Control and I get cited and I have to pay a fine. There's not even any point in fighting it, because the only thing I could make happen is to get her to pay a fine as well as me, which would keep this feud festering. I don't intend to forgive her, and I don't intend to stop thinking she's responsible for her chickens' deaths (yes, plural, because she'd already lost two chickens to raccoons since she hadn't put any effort into protecting them and didn't until I used the words "attractive nuisance" in talking to her -- three weeks after her chicken died!), but I'm not going to get her in trouble.

She so did not report this out of a feeling for the law. She did it for revenge, pure and simple, because I wouldn't accede to her rising demands.

And -- I have to go sign a ticket at 8:30 in the morning on Monday (the other time they offered was 9:35 tomorrow, but tomorrow I have to buy a crate of dry-farmed Davenport tomatoes at the stroke of nine, and then get to the S.E.I.U. (county workers' union) office before ten so I can walk precincts for my man Bruce.

Comments

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

She'll be subject to the curse of the were-chicken, just you wait...

Bleh.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

And do I remember right, you already gave her money as well? We'll just have to hope the chickens all run away.

[sciamanna.livejournal.com]

I think you still win. You did the right thing; she hurt you and herself. I know which one I would choose to be.

At least if you're careful

[dragonet2.livejournal.com]

none of her other chickens will perish because of your animals.

I consider her behavior reprehensible, chickens have the mentality less than a common house mouse.... and have no fear for their safety even when they should.

The rest of her chickens will probably end up getting et by the wildlife, at least animal control knows about it now and won't try and blame you or your pets.

Grr.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

So the chicken lady reported the chicken death to Animal Control

Ugh! That's just spiteful. If she'd done it out of a sense of duty, she'd have reported it right away.