Noisy parrot makes it all the way to the mayor’s office

 

A SMALL parrot has been causing havoc in central Paphos with neighbours complaining that he makes too much noise and is disturbing the peace.

According to reports, the problem has been ongoing since August when complaints against the bird were first made to Paphos municipality.

In October, municipality staff suggested taking legal action against the bird’s owner to have it removed from the premises. But no legal steps were taken and as a result, neighbours still complain that the bird is too rowdy.

The offending bird lives in a house in Rigas Fereos Street and the unhappy neighbours live in nearby Paleon Patron Germanos Street. They say the parrot has been kept in the house for the last three years without the relevant licence from the local authority and with no concern for the disturbance caused to neighbours.

The matter has been investigated by the municipality health officer, Nicos Paspalis, who discovered the bird’s owner does not possess a licence. Paspalis proposed several measures to reduce the noise but neither party was happy with them.

Bowing to pressure, councillors discussed the matter at length during Monday night’s Paphos council meeting, where the case was passed onto the mayor.

Paspalis told the Cyprus Mail, “the the case is now in the hands of the mayor of Paphos Savvas Vergas, who will discuss the matter with the parrot’s owner to come to a solution.”

The bird’s owner, who does not wish to be identified, said, “I don’t accept that my bird is causing a nuisance and my neighbours are only making these accusations because they are grumpy and like to complain.”

The little bird isn’t naughty at all – he’s only the size of a small sparrow and he lives inside my house.”

The feathered troublemaker’s owner stressed he would defend his right to keep his parrot at home.

Another neighbour, who also wished to remain nameless said, “I’m supporting the bird on this one. I stand shoulder-to-wing with him. I think some of the residents here need to accept that animals make noise: children do as well – this is life,” he shrugged.

 

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