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Article: Pecking order In Key West, the chicken came first, then the ordinance
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 3, 1999
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It may mean drumsticks or fricassee to you, but the chicken reigns
supreme in Margaritaville.
A tourist train full of senior citizens drives by one such
creature. "There, folks, is the national bird of Key West the
chicken," the guide announces.
After generations of living on the streets, the lowly chicken is
protected by city ordinance and afforded much the same respect as
pelicans or great blue herons.
But the longtime pecking order has some residents squawking.
"Naughty chickens of town, I call them," said the Rev. Debra
Benedict, who conducts wedding ceremonies for tourists.
"They have no natural enemies on this island. We need some hungry
foxes," she said. "The cats won't touch ...