Posted on Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 6:28 p.m.
Owner of controversial rooster says her pet has been threatened
By AnnArbor.com Staff
The fight over Waffle the rooster continues to escalate, WXYZ reported Thursday.
Waffle the rooster
Waffle has been the target of complaints about noise in Wiedbusch’s Ypsilanti Township neighborhood. Neighbors say his crowing disturbs them and keeps them from sleeping.
Ypsilanti Township says its ordinances prohibit a rooster in a residential area. But a magistrate ruled Weidbusch could keep Waffle. The township appealed, and a Washtenaw County District Court Judge is set to rule on the matter in three weeks.
Comments
pegret
Wed, Aug 15, 2012 : 7:58 p.m.
The "target of complaints"? More like the cause of the complaints!
snapshot
Sat, Jul 28, 2012 : 1:39 a.m.
Some people think the world revolves around them. Judges and Magistrates should uphold the law or people will refuse to respect it. That's what's happening here and this issue may escalate to a violent end becasue the court did not uphold the law so why should anyone obey any law?
Mulberry Bank
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 9:46 p.m.
I enjoy following the tale of Waffle. And hope he gets to keep his home. Video games, traffic, your radio, are louder.. Oh to suffer-so by a rooster crow.
toofmullets
Mon, Jul 30, 2012 : 2:16 p.m.
No, those things are not louder. You are just not correct.
Doug
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 2:31 p.m.
Kendra Wiedbusch is lucky she hasn't been threatened!
barn gurl
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:36 p.m.
someone instructing a dog to attack another animal? not cool ever.
Birdie
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:35 p.m.
"Told her Yorkie to attack". WOW, that little pup could be with the K9 police! Mini attack dog. I can hear it "Hey Bam Bam, ya'll go and eat that there chicken. Go on now, he's waking me up at 10 am! At least I won't miss Maury!"
Brad
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:15 p.m.
Sounds like Waffle needs to enter the Chicken Protection Program.
63Townie
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:07 p.m.
Fur on feather violence. Now THERE'S something newsworthy.
jcj
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:03 p.m.
A couple more articles on this subject and the staff will be ready for the Michigan Farm News, Michigan's Only Statewide Farm Newspaper http://www.michfb.com/farmnews/
mkm17
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:02 p.m.
Why is this still news? As another reader wrote, hens are okay, roosters are not. Roosters crow all the time and are a noise nuisance. Why is this so hard to understand and accept?
jcj
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 12:12 p.m.
Enough already! One more rooster (could not leave in the correct word go figure) and bull story like this will have all of us ready to wring a neck!
northside
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 11:39 a.m.
Is this Ann Arbor's newspaper or the Jerry Springer Show?
13141651
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 3:40 a.m.
OK - anyone else notice that the neighbor whose filing this lawsuit is her cousin? And they've had other issues? Why is this news?
onlytruth
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:07 p.m.
I can hear the sound of banjos playing in the background.
Dog Guy
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:04 a.m.
Rooster vs Yorkshire terrier? I'll have $200 on the rooster.
Tesla
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:25 p.m.
You've obviously never been around too many yorkies. I have two and they are tenacious little devils
JRW
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 11:47 p.m.
Hens are ok to keep, but roosters are not. Way too noisy. Why does Ms Wiedbusch believe she has the right to constantly disturb neighbors with this noisy animal? The ordinance is clear. End of story.
toofmullets
Mon, Jul 30, 2012 : 2:14 p.m.
The Weidenbusch's also have a barking dog, which makes for a great empirical test. And, as one of their neighbors, I'm happy to report to you my findings. I've never heard the dog bark at my house. I have heard the rooster crow. Therefore, I conclude that they are different.
Robert Granville
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 2:42 p.m.
Noise ordinances allow the use of lawnmowers during the day. The law says this rooster isn't allowed. Not comparable...
cinnabar7071
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 2:24 a.m.
Why does my neighbor have run his lawn when I'm home. You'd think he owned the whole neighborhood. The nerve, these people in my neighborhood are making noise, and driving their cars up and down my street.
ThaKillaBee
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 2:22 a.m.
Yes, it is. It's very different than a barking dog. Even so, if a dog barked all the time and in the middle of the night, I'd say the Township would have something to say about that, as well. I'm all for keeping backyard hens, but a rooster is just inconsiderate.
Homeland Conspiracy
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 11:51 p.m.
No different than a barking dog
Julie Baker
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 11:46 p.m.
AnnArbor.com freelance reporter Tom Perkins has a thorough story on the rooster controversy that ran this morning. We linked to this WXYZ report because we thought it was an interesting update in the story. Here's the link to the AnnArbor.com report: http://bit.ly/aadc-waffler Thanks for reading.
Jay Thomas
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 2:40 p.m.
Agreed. Tom Perkins is the man for all our fowl news needs.
onlytruth
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:05 p.m.
You tell them Julie!
JRW
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 11:46 p.m.
Maybe the magistrate who ruled it was ok to keep the rooster should have one living in his/her backyard and see how he/she likes the crowing.
mermaid72
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:09 p.m.
Oh please, you city folks complain about one rooster? I would rather hear roosters than motorcycles, boom boxes spewing loud rap music, trucks with no mufflers, and all the other sounds so dear to you city dwellers. Get a life guys, much ado about nothing!
Jay Thomas
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 11:03 p.m.
Soon the story will go national.
DNB
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 : 1:25 p.m.
It sounds like Kendra and Waffles are looking for their fifteen minutes...
Paul Taylor
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 11:10 p.m.
And then, annarbor.com can provide a short summary and a link to the full story that someone else wrote.
aanative
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 11:01 p.m.
"Yorkie attack rooster"? Threats against any critters aren't cool, but I've heard of cockfighting. Never heard of Yorkie-fighting.
Paul Taylor
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 10:42 p.m.
Wow, am I reading a trusted news source, or the Germfask Pennysaver?
Paul Taylor
Thu, Jul 26, 2012 : 10:56 p.m.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7HJH0IH3dc