Springfield Chicken Run! Cudd Frees Avian Detainees

[RiversideLoki]

"LET MY CHICKENS GOOOOOOOOO!" - Moses (the chicken)

[DeadGirlsDontDance]

"LET MY CHICKENS GOOOOOOOOO!" - Moses (the chicken)

That would also make a good t-shirt.

[ChriswUfGator]

4 trucks and 12 COJ workers assigned to round up CHICKENS? Are you kidding me? We're in the middle of a recession, and COJ is laying off employees and trying to cut the pension programs for firemen and police officers, and THIS is what somebody considered a wise use of resources? Jesus !@#$ing Christ...

[avs]

It is a total waste of money!  Not to mention those chickens are part of the neighborhood.  They aren't harming anyone.  Go Maxx!  

[Springfielder]

I want the chickens back....but the city steals them and then kills them 

[66Mustang]

How about a T-Shirt that says "Take the ASH, LEAVE the CHICKENS!"

[DeadGirlsDontDance]

I miss the chickens downtown. They've been gone a long time. I guess somebody thought $250 apiece ornamental bantam chickens were striking an excessively rural note...

But my most memorable Fourth of July ever was partly because of one of those chickens.

I had gone downtown with a carload of friends to see the fireworks. We picked a spot on the Riverwalk, and waited for the show to start. There was a pretty little rooster strutting around near us, up past his bedtime because there were so many people around.

The fireworks began. BOOM! KA-POW! BLAM BLAM BLAM! And the crowd went "Oooh! Ahhh!"

And in every single pause, the little rooster would crow with all his might. He was tiny, so all his might sounded like an extremely enthusiastic rusty gate hinge.

He was hilarious. Everyone within hearing range was cracking up laughing, and enjoying themselves a lot more than they would have without his contribution to the festivities.

Bring back the downtown chickens!

Oh, I forgot. Hizzoner's phone number is 630-1776, in case you want to complain about God knows how much money being wasted by paying people God knows how much to remove something that bothers nobody.

Well, nobody but some old biddies, anyway.

[RiversideLoki]

Chickens are susceptible to several parasites, including lice, mites, ticks, fleas, and intestinal worms, as well as other diseases. (Despite the name, they are not affected by Chickenpox; the illness is generally restricted to humans.[26])

According to Wikipedia some of the common diseases that affect chickens include:

Aspergillosis    fungi
Avian influenza bird flu virus
Histomoniasis Blackhead disease protozoal parasite
Botulism    toxin
Coccidiosis    parasites
Colds    virus
Dermanyssus gallinae Red mite parasite
Erysipelas    bacteria
Fowl Cholera    bacteria
Fowl pox    virus
Fowl Typhoid    bacteria
Gallid herpesvirus 1or Infectious Laryngotracheitis    virus
Gapeworm Syngamus trachea   worms
Infectious Bronchitis    virus
Infectious Bursal Disease
Gumboro   virus
Infectious Coryza    bacteria
Lymphoid leukosis    Avian leukosis virus
Marek's disease    virus
Moniliasis Yeast Infection or Thrush   fungi
Mycoplasmas    bacteria-like organisms
Newcastle disease    virus
Necrotic Enteritis    bacteria
Prolapse Psittacosis    bacteria
Pullorum Salmonella   bacteria
Scaly leg    parasites
Squamous cell carcinoma    cancer
Tibial dyschondroplasia    speed growing
Toxoplasmosis    protozoal parasite
Ulcerative Enteritis    bacteria

Unvaccinated (wild) populations are a health risk to commercial operations, wild bird populations including the wild turkey, and (as a vector for intestinal worms, influenza and coli form bacteria) to humans. Persons most affected include persons with weaker immune systems, such as the elderly, pregnant women, diabetics, patients receiving chemotherapy, and people who are infected with HIV.

I am glad to see them rounded up and glad that the self righteous ignoramus who interfered was cited.

According to Wikipedia (which is totally accurate!) Humans are susceptible to:

List of infectious diseases in Humans
Infectious Disease↓    Causative Agent↓
Acinetobacter infections    Acinetobacter baumannii
Actinomycosis    Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and Propionibacterium propionicus
African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)    Trypanosoma brucei
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)    HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)
Amebiasis    Entamoeba histolytica
Anaplasmosis    Anaplasma genus
Anthrax    Bacillus anthracis
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection    Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
Argentine hemorrhagic fever    Junin virus
Ascariasis    Ascaris lumbricoides
Aspergillosis    Aspergillus genus
Astrovirus infection    Astroviridae family
Babesiosis    Babesia genus
Bacillus cereus infection    Bacillus cereus
Bacterial pneumonia    multiple bacteria
Bacterial vaginosis (BV)    multiple bacteria
Bacteroides infection    Bacteroides genus
Balantidiasis    Balantidium coli
Baylisascaris infection    Baylisascaris genus
BK virus infection    BK virus
Black piedra    Piedraia hortae
Blastocystis hominis infection    Blastocystis hominis
Blastomycosis    Blastomyces dermatitidis
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever    Machupo virus
Borrelia infection    Borrelia genus
Botulism (and Infant botulism)    Clostridium botulinum; Note: Botulism is not an infection by Clostridium botulinum but caused by the intake of botulinum toxin.
Brazilian hemorrhagic fever    Sabia
Brucellosis    Brucella genus
Burkholderia infection    usually Burkholderia cepacia and other Burkholderia species
Calicivirus infection (Norovirus and Sapovirus)    Caliciviridae family
Campylobacteriosis    Campylobacter genus
Candidiasis (Moniliasis; Thrush)    usually Candida albicans and other Candida species
Cat-scratch disease    Bartonella henselae
Cellulitis    usually Group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis)    Trypanosoma cruzi
Chancroid    Haemophilus ducreyi
Chickenpox    Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
Chlamydia    Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection    Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Cholera    Vibrio cholerae
Chromoblastomycosis    usually Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Clonorchiasis    Clonorchis sinensis
Clostridium difficile infection    Clostridium difficile
Coccidioidomycosis    Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii
Colorado tick fever (CTF)    Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV)
Common cold (Acute viral rhinopharyngitis; Acute coryza)    usually rhinoviruses and coronaviruses.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)    CJD prion
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)    Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Cryptococcosis    Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptosporidiosis    Cryptosporidium genus
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM)    usually Ancylostoma braziliense; multiple other parasites
Cyclosporiasis    Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cysticercosis    Taenia solium
Cytomegalovirus infection    Cytomegalovirus
Dengue fever    Dengue viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) â€" Flaviviruses
Dientamoebiasis    Dientamoeba fragilis
Diphtheria    Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Diphyllobothriasis    Diphyllobothrium
Dracunculiasis    Dracunculus medinensis
Ebola hemorrhagic fever    Ebolavirus (EBOV)
Echinococcosis    Echinococcus genus
Ehrlichiosis    Ehrlichia genus
Enterobiasis (Pinworm infection)    Enterobius vermicularis
Enterococcus infection    Enterococcus genus
Enterovirus infection    Enterovirus genus
Epidemic typhus    Rickettsia prowazekii
Erythema infectiosum (Fifth disease)    Parvovirus B19
Exanthem subitum    Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7)
Fasciolopsiasis    Fasciolopsis buski
Fasciolosis    Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica
Fatal familial insomnia (FFI)    FFI prion
Filariasis    Filarioidea superfamily
Food poisoning by Clostridium perfringens    Clostridium perfringens
Free-living amebic infection    multiple
Fusobacterium infection    Fusobacterium genus
Gas gangrene (Clostridial myonecrosis)    usually Clostridium perfringens; other Clostridium species
Geotrichosis    Geotrichum candidum
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS)    GSS prion
Giardiasis    Giardia intestinalis
Glanders    Burkholderia mallei
Gnathostomiasis    Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum
Gonorrhea    Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Granuloma inguinale (Donovanosis)    Klebsiella granulomatis
Group A streptococcal infection    Streptococcus pyogenes
Group B streptococcal infection    Streptococcus agalactiae
Haemophilus influenzae infection    Haemophilus influenzae
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)    Enteroviruses, mainly Coxsackie A virus and Enterovirus 71 (EV71)
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)    Sin Nombre virus
Helicobacter pylori infection    Helicobacter pylori
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)    Escherichia coli O157:H7
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)    Bunyaviridae family
Hepatitis A    Hepatitis A Virus
Hepatitis B    Hepatitis B Virus
Hepatitis C    Hepatitis C Virus
Hepatitis D    Hepatitis D Virus
Hepatitis E    Hepatitis E Virus
Herpes simplex    Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
Histoplasmosis    Histoplasma capsulatum
Hookworm infection    Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
Human bocavirus infection    Human bocavirus (HBoV)
Human ewingii ehrlichiosis    Ehrlichia ewingii
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)    Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Human metapneumovirus infection    Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis    Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection    Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Human parainfluenza virus infection    Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV)
Hymenolepiasis    Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta
Epstein-Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono)    Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
Influenza (flu)    Orthomyxoviridae family
Isosporiasis    Isospora belli
Kawasaki disease    unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious
Keratitis    multiple
Kingella kingae infection    Kingella kingae
Kuru    Kuru prion
Lassa fever    Lassa virus
Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease)    Legionella pneumophila
Legionellosis (Pontiac fever)    Legionella pneumophila
Leishmaniasis    Leishmania genus
Leprosy    Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis
Leptospirosis    Leptospira genus
Listeriosis    Listeria monocytogenes
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)    usually Borrelia burgdorferi and other Borrelia species
Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)    Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis    Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
Malaria    Plasmodium genus
Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF)    Marburg virus
Measles    Measles virus
Melioidosis (Whitmore's disease)    Burkholderia pseudomallei
Meningitis    multiple
Meningococcal disease    Neisseria meningitidis
Metagonimiasis    usually Metagonimus yokagawai
Microsporidiosis    Microsporidia phylum
Molluscum contagiosum (MC)    Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV)
Mumps    Mumps virus
Murine typhus (Endemic typhus)    Rickettsia typhi
Mycoplasma pneumonia    Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycetoma    numerous species of bacteria (Actinomycetoma) and fungi (Eumycetoma)
Myiasis    parasitic dipterous fly larvae
Neonatal conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia neonatorum)    most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(New) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD, nvCJD)    vCJD prion
Nocardiosis    usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species
Onchocerciasis (River blindness)    Onchocerca volvulus
Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis)    Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Paragonimiasis    usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species
Pasteurellosis    Pasteurella genus
Pediculosis capitis (Head lice)    Pediculus humanus capitis
Pediculosis corporis (Body lice)    Onchocerca volvulus
Pediculosis pubis (Pubic lice, Crab lice)    Phthirus pubis
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)    multiple
Pertussis (Whooping cough)    Bordetella pertussis
Plague    Yersinia pestis
Pneumococcal infection    Streptococcus pneumoniae
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)    Pneumocystis jirovecii
Pneumonia    multiple
Poliomyelitis    Poliovirus
Prevotella infection    Prevotella genus
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)    usually Naegleria fowleri
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy    JC virus
Psittacosis    Chlamydophila psittaci
Q fever    Coxiella burnetii
Rabies    Rabies virus
Rat-bite fever    Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus
Respiratory syncytial virus infection    Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Rhinosporidiosis    Rhinosporidium seeberi
Rhinovirus infection    Rhinovirus
Rickettsial infection    Rickettsia genus
Rickettsialpox    Rickettsia akari
Rift Valley fever (RVF)    Rift Valley fever virus
Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF)    Rickettsia rickettsii
Rotavirus infection    Rotavirus
Rubella    Rubella virus
Salmonellosis    Salmonella genus
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)    SARS coronavirus
Scabies    Sarcoptes scabiei
Schistosomiasis    Schistosoma genus
Sepsis    multiple
Shigellosis (Bacillary dysentery)    Shigella genus
Shingles (Herpes zoster)    Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
Smallpox (Variola)    Variola major or Variola minor
Sporotrichosis    Sporothrix schenckii
Staphylococcal food poisoning    Staphylococcus genus
Staphylococcal infection    Staphylococcus genus
Strongyloidiasis    Strongyloides stercoralis
Syphilis    Treponema pallidum
Taeniasis    Taenia genus
Tetanus (Lockjaw)    Clostridium tetani
Tinea barbae (Barber's itch)    usually Trichophyton genus
Tinea capitis (Ringworm of the Scalp)    usually Trichophyton tonsurans
Tinea corporis (Ringworm of the Body)    usually Trichophyton genus
Tinea cruris (Jock itch)    usually Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton rubrum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Tinea manuum (Ringworm of the Hand)    Trichophyton rubrum
Tinea nigra    usually Hortaea werneckii
Tinea pedis (Athlete’s foot)    usually Trichophyton genus
Tinea unguium (Onychomycosis)    usually Trichophyton genus
Tinea versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor)    Malassezia genus
Toxocariasis (Ocular Larva Migrans (OLM))    Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
Toxocariasis (Visceral Larva Migrans (VLM))    Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
Toxoplasmosis    Toxoplasma gondii
Trichinellosis    Trichinella spiralis
Trichomoniasis    Trichomonas vaginalis
Trichuriasis (Whipworm infection)    Trichuris trichiura
Tuberculosis    usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tularemia    Francisella tularensis
Ureaplasma urealyticum infection    Ureaplasma urealyticum
Venezuelan equine encephalitis    Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever    Guanarito virus
Viral pneumonia    multiple viruses
West Nile Fever    West Nile virus
White piedra (Tinea blanca)    Trichosporon beigelii
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection    Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Yersiniosis    Yersinia enterocolitica
Yellow fever    Yellow fever virus
Zygomycosis    Mucorales order (Mucormycosis) and Entomophthorales order (Entomophthoramycosis)

Chickens are the least of my worries.

[Sportmotor]

Hmmm....thanks for the Sunday morning chuch surmon JC.........I generally find that those that do the most "preachin" are the ones most in need of it..............;-)

+1

[avs]

Chickens are susceptible to these diseases when kept in close close confinement like commercial operations do.  Birds allowed to free range, which is what the chickens in the park are doing, rarely have these diseases.  Chickens were  not meant to be part of an industrial factory-like system such has been set up.  Disease develops and spreads terrible in those situations.

[BridgeTroll]

My favorite chicken...

[Jumpinjack]

Dogs and homeless love free range chicken.

[ChriswUfGator]

I generally find that those that do the most "preachin" are the ones most in need of it..............;-)

+2

[sheclown]

Chickens eat termites and leave behind eggs.  A win-win situation if you ask me.

[DeadGirlsDontDance]

Jacksonville is not the only city in the foul clutches of bird-hating madness. Via Gawker:

The Agriculture Department rounded up 400 Canada geese in Brooklyn's Prospect Park last week and killed them so they'd stop flying into jet engines. One Brooklyn resident said it looked like the geese had "been Photoshopped out."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/nyregion/13geese.html?_r=1