The decision to ban a pensioner from taking his pet owls for a walk on a city street has been reprieved after fierce public outcry.
Russell Burt, aged 74, was banned from taking his owls outside after his local council in Plymouth told him the daily walks were a safety risk.
But growing support for Mr Burt and his pet birds from around the world has forced Plymouth City Council to back track re-think the move.
Mr Burt said he was over-the-moon told be told there was no ban on Monday and promptly took his pet owls out in public again.
Mr Burt has walked his birds around his home town for nearly 10 years - without incident.
But officials said he could no longer take the owls out on the grounds that they could be ''spooked'' by traffic and ''run amok'' and attack someone.
An owl is a feathered pitbull. Not a lot of people know that.
ReplyDeleteI wish someone in this town would cheer me up by walking their owls. What a privilege that would be!