'We can’t let people get hurt because of an errant rooster,' the town’s mayor said.
Published 7:16 PM EDT Jul 25, 2019
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Leaders of a small Arkansas city are planning to draft an ordinance next month addressing a problematic rooster that has been attacking pedestrians. Jasper, Arkansas, Mayor Jan Larson said something has to be done about the rooster that chases people as they walk in the street. “He attacks them and scratches,” she said. “It would be all right if you were young enough that you could kick him. But some people are older and could fall.The rooster Larson called “vicious” began patrolling the sidewalk and street in front of a house nearly a month ago, chasing people who walked by.One woman fell while fleeing the rooster, which also went after a small boy, Larson noted.
“That’s the sad part of it, especially if you’re a 3-foot-tall person or a doddering lady like me who can’t run,” Larson said.“We are a small town,” she said. “People have chickens here. That’s not a big deal really. But we are also a city. We can’t let our animals attack people.”“We did get a written complaint, but there were no injuries,” Henderson told the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette. The rooster has also been a topic of discussion at the City Council’s last two meetings.
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