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An Adelaide woman faces a huge fine for feeding pigeons in her front yard.Source:istock
An elderly woman has been threatened with a $30,000 fine for feeding birds in her suburban front yard.
Elizabeth Vlajkov, 72, attracts up to 600 pigeons to her home in Adelaide’s northern suburbs – and her neighbours are sick of it.
They say the massive number of birds cover their homes in droppings and keep them up at night, according to 7 News.
Salisbury Council confirmed to news.com.au it had received “ongoing complaints” about Ms Vlajkov actively attracting the wildlife to the suburban area.
It said it was forced to send a warning to the woman last week which included a possible fine of up to $30,000, though it told news.com.au this maximum penalty is unlikely.
The Adelaide neighbourhood is sick of the huge number of birds leaving droppings on their homes.Source:istock
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“Prior to the notice being issued, (Salisbury) Council previously sent correspondence on this matter to the resident on three other occasions and did not receive a response,” a City of Salisbury spokesperson said.
“The activity of bird feeding results in noise, odours, faeces and roosting on properties or structures.
“Council would welcome the opportunity to discuss the matter further with the resident, and the resident has the right to appeal the notice. Failure to comply with the notice may result in a fine being issued.”
But Ms Vlajkov said she has no intention of paying any fine, insisting the pigeons will go hungry if she doesn’t feed them.
“Charging the old lady for pigeon feeding … that’s awful,” she told 7 News as she fought back tears.
“(The council) is hurting innocent birds,” Ms Vlajkov said.
“I feed them. I spend $6 every day for their food.”
| Produced by: | Pascal Blais Productions |
| Directed by: | Sylvain Chomet |
Download a Quicktime movie ofan excerpt from the film, La Vieile Dame et les Pigeons (The OldLady and the Pigeons). 1.2 MB. © Pascal Blais Productions, Les Armateurs and Odec Kid Cartoons.
The seemingly innocent old lady feeding pigeons in the park. © Pascal Blais Produc tions, Les Armateurs andOdec Kid Cartoons. | A hungry police man is the film's protagonist.© Pascal Blais Productions, Les Armateurs and Odec Kid Cartoons. |
Director Sylvain Chomet at the French
premiere of La Vieile Dame et les Pigeons.
Photo © Éric Neil Bolté.
La Vieile Dameet les Pigeons (The Old Lady and thePigeons), released early in 1997, has spent the past year collectingawards at animation and film festivals around the world, including the grandprize at Annecy, The World Animation Celebration, and the prestigious CartoonD'Or Best European Animated Film Award. The 23-minute, cel-animated filmtells the story of a hungry French police man who spots an old woman inthe park, feeding rich pastries to a thankful flock of overweight pigeons.Disguising himself as a giant pigeon, the man visits and is generously fedby the old woman, only to discover her true intentions are more foul thanfowl.
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