Cow Ticketed for Excessive Mooing in Ohio
Wally the cow is a normal cow who roams the pasture, chews his cud, and moos. Wally's owner, Karyl Hylle is shocked by the fact that she has been charged with a misdemeanor for "ongoing nuisance cow mooing." Wally lives on a 33-acre farm owned by Hylle.
Hylle says "I am speechless." According to the Washington County Sheriff's Department Hylle's neighbor has called to complain about Wally and his excessive mooing on more than 20 different occasions. While the news crew was at the Hylle farm Wally did not moo even once. Also, when officers came to the farm to give the misdemeanor citation, Wally still remained silent.
"I mean he does moo, he's a cow, but it's rare and it's few and far between," says Hylle. Hylle also stated that Wally only moos about twice in a day.
The punishment for this misdemeanor could mean either $1000 fine and or up to 90 days in jail for Hylle. All of that for her cow doing exactly what he was intended to do, moo. The sound a cow makes, better known as a moo, is just the cows way of communicating with the world around him. Some animals make sounds to see what is around them, but cows moo just as dogs bark or cats meow. It is just how they speak to other cows, or to their owners. It is just what they do. Cows can not stop mooing, just as they can not stop chewing their cud.
The cities district attorney has never seen a case similar to this one, and now his job is to find out if excessive cow mooing is even an enforceable offense. Can a cow living on a farm really be a nuisance?
This case just may be the most memorable case in history for any law enforcement officials in the Washington County area. I know that I will never forget the day I heard about a cow getting a ticket for mooing. Plus, authorities must think about how this could open the door for other similar citations. Farm animals all across the country could easily become nuisances for crowing, bleeting, and neigh-ing.
My own personal thoughts for Wally, "Moo all you want to Wally. Moo on cow, moo on!"
Sources:
WKYC News "Steer's owner ticketed for 'excessive mooing"
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29 Comments
Post a Commenti live in a rual community,inside the corp. limits of a very small town. the neighbor has built a barn less than 200 feet from my home. i have put up with the smell all year round not to mention the flys. he brings around 20 head of calves to this barn several times a year. the calves ball 24/7 non stop for a week at a time. i cant even open my doors or windows because of the noise and smell. i plan to take legal action in the future. there is 5 other residences and they are all elderly people that im sure feel the way i do but dont want get involved. this neighbor has 150 acers but had to put the barn in our community. there is a nuisance law in the state of ohio.
My parents have a few cows on a 5 acre farm, they like organic beef etc.
Now, when it comes close to feeding time those beefers moo and moo and moo. Sometimes when the sun comes up.
One rogue cow, "Stephanie" taught the others, and they wont shut up !
But then again 33 acres is huge, and it is the country side.
If someone's animal makes noise, be it an annoying bark machine, or a moo'er, people should consider the torture they are putting other people through.
The neighbor probably moved near the farm for its beautiful open fields... where do folks think those fields come from?
maybe ur neighbor should mooove! lol
Great article. I live in Ohio and have not heard about this yet. I can not belive a neighbor would call the cops for a cow mooing. And that the cops would even pay attention is even more absorb. I thought I lived in Ohios wierest and nosiest town. Guess I don't lol
Great article. Sounds like the farmer has a bored neighbor with nothing better to do than to note how much a cow moos. Tell them to turn up their TV. Great article.
A he cow? Cows are females; bulls are males. With a name like Wally, this story is not so much about a cow as it is full of bull. LOL!
I have heard about this for dogs that bark too much. People seem to get annoyed by the simplest things. Thanks for the article!
Too funny. It's sad when a farmer can get a citation for their cow mooing, but the police won't do anything about the kids in our apts shooting off fireworks til 3am. Great article.
I think that Wally should learn to Boo instead of Moo. That would really get under the neighbor's skin.