Man sues neighbours over rude bird

Taiwan - The offensive squawks of a pet bird so enraged a Taiwanese man that he sued its owners — his neighbours — for inflicting emotional stress and injuries. Wang Han-chin accused five neighbours of teaching their mynah, a parrot-like bird, to curse at him as revenge after he complained to the police that they were too loud. Wang alleged that whenever he left home, the bird would see him off with the words “Clueless big-mouthed idiot”.  More…