Greek traffic police are threatening to fine Coco the parrot — or rather his owner — with "illegal parking" for letting the bird perch in the road outside his pet shop, press reports said.
Every morning, Lambros Mihalopoulos puts Coco out on a perch on the road just off the narrow pavement outside his shop in Patras, in western Greece.
Over the years he has become something of a local landmark, exchanging pleasantries with passers-by.
But traffic police have said they will fine Mihalopoulos €60 for illegal occupation of the road because he refuses to pay for the space that Coco’s perch occupies.
And Coco and Mihalopoulos are repeat offenders: two years ago, the pet shop owner had to pay a fine over the same issue.
Since the story first broke, however, the town’s mayor has said he will try to find a solution to the dispute, papers have reported.
Via: iafrica.com
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