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October 1996 Magazine

Article IV - Bird Lovers Help an Owner's Legal Battle

Keep The Feathers Flying

Through the Internet!

by Karen Hanegan

Some time towards the end of July 1996, I was working late on my computer and heard on the TV that a "spot" was coming up shortly regarding a woman who was rescuing birds. My ears pricked up; I shoved a tape in the VCR and managed to tape the spot.

What I saw was a woman whose house had absolutely beautiful cockatoos, macaws, cockatiels - some in cages, others free on T-stands, some outside on what appeared to be the carport. And all were obviously well-cared for creatures. The problem appeared to be a neighbor who was taping the cries of some of the birds, and who had made complaints to the City of Edmonds (a suburb just north of Seattle, Washington.). The tapes were to the effect: "This tape is being made at 10:04 am. on blah blah date .... (some bird cries heard) - This tape now ends at 10:06 a.m."

This got my dander up, especially when it was reported that not only was the woman, Lori Rutledge, facing charges that included heavy financial fines and jail time, but also possible destruction of her birds. I immediately, ripped off a post to one of the bird lists I belong to describing what I had seen and asking if anyone had further information.

The very next day I had several responses, one from a woman who knew Lori and said she was one of the folks who years ago had gotten Lori started in her bird rescue operation. She said Lori most definitely was desperately in need of help, and gave me Lori's telephone number.

I had a long chat with Lori - long necessarily because this poor woman has gone through over a year's worth of persecution by the City, much too long to post here but

a full review of all her travails

Barb Fahey, Mayor of Edmonds - E-mail address: 71763.470@compuserve.com
Web page: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepagescity_of_Edmonds

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