Pet rooster given boot by city of Miami Beach may get a reprieve
Mr. Clucky, a pet rooster, might not get evicted, but it's up to the city manager to make a special exception.
Miami Herald, By Elaine De Valle, edevalle@gmail.com
A pet rooster who was given the boot by the city of Miami Beach, may get a reprieve.
Mark Buckley and his attorney recently met with Mayor Matti Herrera Bower about the fate of his rooster, Mr. Clucky, to determine if the city commission could grant an exception to city laws that prohibit fowl in residential-zoned areas.
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Actually, Mr. Clucky Is Just Going on Vacation (thanks New Times for setting the story straight!)
Miami New Times
By Gus Garcia-Roberts in Flotsam Thursday, Aug. 13 2009 @ 9:32AM
On Tuesday, pretty much every local outlet -- Click here to read Janet McCulley's blog; or including this one -- reported that code-violatin' gangsta poultry Mr. Clucky was fleeing the state in order to avoid a $50-a-day fine. But yesterday afternoon, the rooster's owner, Mark Buckley, phoned Riptide to let us know that, in fact, he and his rooster (and his rooster's girlfriend) always head to his home in New Hampshire when it gets too hot down here. In a couple of weeks, Buckley will load the chickens into his 1966 Ford pickup and take backroads to the Northeast.
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Plucky rooster Mr. Clucky loses code battle in Miami Beach
Round One in the battle between the rooster and the state goes to The Man.
Larry Lebowitz, The Miami Herald
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Rally Held To Spare Mr. Clucky From Eviction
Mr. Clucky Is South Beach's Famous Riding Rooster - Candlelight Vigil Was Held Wednesday Night At City Hall
CBS4.COM, Jorge Estevez and Lisa Cilli
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Animal Planet's The Daily Treat: Mr. Clucky
Who said roosters only had one talent? Meet Mr. Clucky a bicycle riding rooster in South Beach, Miami.
The Daily Treat, By Janet McCulley
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Cock-a-doodle dilemma: Mr. Clucky's eviction
Code violations, not noise, could cause rooster to lose Miami Beach roost
PeoplePets.com
Beloved Miami Beach resident Mr. Clucky may no longer get to rule his roost. The rooster - a "friend" and pet to owner Mark Buckley, 54 - is facing eviction after neighbors complained to code enforcement officers about the bird living within city limits.
Since housing farm animals is a violation of city code, authorities reportedly have no choice but to fine Buckley $50 and ask that Mr. Clucky be removed from the premises. But he's not going without a fight.
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Celebrity rooster Mr. Clucky faces eviction from his Miami Beach home
Los Angeles Times
Miami Beach's South Beach is certainly no stranger to eccentric characters (indeed, the Miami Herald notes that "the cross-dressing former cabbie who jives to '60s hits for change; the woman who walks her iguanas in a pram built for two; and the middle-aged man who makes custom paintings with his toes" get along just fine there). But apparently Miami Beach's own celebrity rooster, Mr. Clucky, is taking eccentricity a step too far -- or so the city implied by sending a code enforcement officer to serve owner Mark Buckley with a ticket and an order to get rid of the bird.
Mr. Clucky's offense? Contrary to some reports, it's not his penchant for early-morning crowing (although that's presumably the reason a neighbor filed a complaint about him, leading city officials to investigate) -- it's simply geography. Mr. Clucky lives within city limits, and despite Buckley's assertion that he's a friend, he's technically considered a farm animal -- a violation of city code.
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City of Miami Beach wants to evict famous riding rooster Mr. Clucky
Miami Herald, June 6, 2009
In the live-and-let-live annals of Miami Beach, the city has embraced a disparate cast of characters: the cross-dressing former cabbie who jives to '60s hits for change; the woman who walks her iguanas in a pram built for two; and the middle-aged man who makes custom paintings with his toes, to name a few.
But you have to draw the line somewhere, and so the city has decreed that Mr. Clucky -- the bike-riding rooster known for weaving his way through the laid-back crowds at Lincoln Road Mall -- must go.
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SoBe to Famous Chicken: Get the Cluck Out
By Todd Wright, NBCMIAMI.com
PETA officials need to stop monitoring Mike Vick's home and rush down to South Beach pronto, because there is a travesty in progress.
Mr. Clucky is being kicked out of his home. Now, if you are a SoBe regular, you know the beach wouldn't be the same without the charismatic rooster that sits atop a bike, takes in the cool breeze and attracts all the hot ladies.
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Miami Beach Gives Mr. Clucky the Boot
By Natalie O'Neill, Miami New Times Blog
Frosted Flakes has Tony the Tiger, University of Florida has Albert the Alligator, and the City of Miami Beach has Mr. Clucky -- the bicycle-riding rooster...
But that could end soon. Last week, Buckley was cited by the city's code enforcement department. It explained the rooster must leave town in seven days. The reason: The city prohibits "the keeping, stabling, or maintaining of livestock."
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More coverage on Mr. Clucky's plight:
- SOBE Rooster Ruckus Ruffles Some Feathers
CBS4.com, July 29, 2009 - Miami Beach Plans to Evict Biker Chick-en Mr. Clucky
ScoutAbout.com - Miami Beach wants Mr. Clucky out!
Onlyforpetlovers.com, June 18, 2009; By: Xavier E. Martinez - Bird on a Wire - Miami Beach wants to evict Mr. Clucky the bicycle riding rooster
Fox News - Mr. Clucky Ordered Out For Cacophonous Crowing
NPR - Florida Huffy over Mr. Clucky
This AP Wire made it to New Zealand!