Swiss court rules noisy chicken to be locked up

Updated Sunday, July 6, 2008 0:00 am TWN, AFP

Swiss court rules noisy chicken to be locked up

GENEVA -- A Swiss court has ordered that a chicken be locked up in a soundproof box every night so its neighbors can get a good night’s sleep, the ATS news agency reported Friday. The court at Ticino in southern Switzerland even stipulated that the box, in which the chicken must be kept from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., should be at least eight centimeters (three inches) thick and insulated with glass wool.

The decision ends a five-year battle between the authorities in the village of Sant’Antonio and the chicken’s owner.

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