Knight, Sandra (US - Philadelphia)
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:48:03 -0800
Where are these chickens being kept? Where would there be a chicken coop? Sande Knight Deloitte & Touche Assurance and Advisory Services tel 215-246-2424 fax 215-405-3178 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: William H. Magill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:49 PM To: John Ellingsworth Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] voodoo or cockfights? On Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 10:04 AM, John Ellingsworth wrote: > Yesterday when I went to Clark Park with my dog he started acting > oddly in > some bushes (next to the Gettysburg stone) while we were walking > around. > I looked in the bushes and saw what appeared to be a large bird (my > first > thought was a falcon or hawk) in there. > > After realizing it was dead (actually frozen solid) I pulled it out. > It was a very large decapitated rooster. > > So I was wondering if this was an animal sacrifice, or animal fighting? > I don't know much about the practices of either group, but was > wondering if > anyone else had any knowledge. Despite all the speculation to the contrary, I suspect that you will find that this had nothing to do with either religion or recreation... but rather minority persecution -- it was a hate crime. There are several flocks of chickens (complete with one or more annoying roosters) in West Philadelphia of which I am aware. And yes, they are legal within the city because they have fewer than some number of birds - 15, if I remember correctly. (We tried to get L&I to get rid of them.) So assuming that the neighbors of the rooster disliked (hated) being awakened every time some car's headlights passed over the coop making the bird think it was time to crow, it takes far less effort to assume that someone grabbed the bird and simply "rung-its-neck" than to assume that it was procured legally and then ritually slaughtered. Ergo... instant hate crime. No religion involved. [And as to why it didn't wind up in a stew pot -- did you ever try to eat rooster?][And why in the bushes -- why do guns always show up in bushes... somebody was trying to hide the thing in a hurry.] T.T.F.N. William H. Magill [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.