AR-News: (U.S. - Fl.) ChickenFest includes fishing contest

[Mary Finelli]

FLA. POULTRY ADVOCATES SET UP CHICKENFEST
Associated Press, January 20, 2004
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-chickenfest,0,2646159,print.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines


Key West, Fla. -- As opponents of Key West's free-roaming chickens push 
officials to relocate some of the birds, pro-fowl forces have hatched plans 
for a citywide celebration called ChickenFest.

The festival is planned for June 17-20.

Key West's feathered residents, possibly descendants from roosters bred 
generations ago for cockfights, freely roam the historic Old Town 
neighborhood.

Private cars and taxis stop to let hens and their chicks cross the road, and 
roosters can be heard crowing periodically both day and night -- angering 
some residents who say the poultry population is too noisy and growing too 
fast.

While ChickenFest organizers are still working on the final schedule of 
events, plans include a Funky Chicken dance contest, a gala Fowl Ball to be 
held at an island restaurant, a "chicken-of-the-sea" children's fishing 
tournament, a Chick Flicks' film festival and a Foghorn T. Leghorn 
look-alike contest saluting television's widely renowned Southern-accented 
cartoon rooster.

There's even a "Poultry in Motion" parade on the planning board.

For information about visiting Key West, check out http://www.fla-keys.com

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