Cock crows too early for town

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A rooster is seen at a market in the northern Indian city of Allahabad July 28, 2007. A rooster crowing at the break of dawn has earned his owner a 200 euro ($295) fine in an Italian court after neighbors complained it was waking them up too early. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash

A rooster is seen at a market in the northern Indian city of Allahabad July 28, 2007. A rooster crowing at the break of dawn has earned his owner a 200 euro ($295) fine in an Italian court after neighbors complained it was waking them up too early.

Credit: Reuters/Jitendra Prakash

ROME | Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:22am EST

ROME (Reuters) - A rooster crowing at the break of dawn has earned his owner a 200 euro ($295) fine in an Italian court after neighbors complained it was waking them up too early.

ANSA news agency reported on Wednesday that the rooster's owner in Bolzano province would appeal the sentence, supported by the local Farmers' Association, on the grounds that he needs at least one rooster to breed chickens.
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