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AIBU to think that if you hate animals you shouldn't move to the countryside?

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shiklah · 16/06/2018 23:02

I live in a very rural community which has become popular with commuters in the last 5 years. Over the last 18 months the following complaints have featured heavily on the local WhatsApp and Facebook groups:

Cows blocking the road for 10 mins (they do this twice a day and have for hundred of years as they go in for milking)
Escapee sheep roaming the verges and traffic islands
Cockerels crowing
Church Bells

Our neighbours moved in Jan 2016 and have built a conservatory overlooking our field. They have complained:

A ram was tupping ewes in the field
Many Sheep gave birth in the field
A sheep had a prolapsed and was attended by the vet in the field (the vet delivered 2 healthy lambs, revived them and saved the ewe, it was awesome and brilliant and they are all healthy and happy but apparently it spoiled mothers day breakfast)
A fox killed a rabbit and ate it in our field
A ferral cat lives in the hedge at the side of our field
A sheep pooed when Mr Neighbour was eating breakfast

Th least one was reported to me at 7pm this eve when I was getting out of my car at the end of a 60 hour working week. He DROVE to my house to tell me a sheep pooed in his view whilst he was eating breakfast in his conservatory that he built, overlooking my field, that has been their since before my house was built, in 1762. I literally don't know know what to say to these idiots any more. AIBU to simply laugh in their faces and move on with my day Grin

I have had wine and am feeling frazzled Grin

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UptobedNOW · 16/06/2018 23:07

Oh and they're so unreasonable it hurts.

shiklah · 16/06/2018 23:06

I am the Hoodlum Animal Police. Busted.

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acornsandnuts · 16/06/2018 23:06

Yup. The same people will complain about neighbour noise while living in London.

DamnWhyAreAllTheUsernamesTaken · 16/06/2018 23:06

Your patience up until now deserves a medal! What is wrong with people 🤷‍♀️

Fucksgiven · 16/06/2018 23:06

Yep. Laugh at the silly twats every time

bassackwards · 16/06/2018 23:06

What's tupping?

UptobedNOW · 16/06/2018 23:06

Have more wine, feel less frazzled and tell them to for form SmileGinSmileWine

mcqueencar · 16/06/2018 23:06

Can you train the sheep to aim their poo at them? Then at least they have a legitimate complaint.

Aprilshouldhavebeenmyname · 16/06/2018 23:04

Are you the hoodlum animal police op?!

shiklah · 16/06/2018 23:03

*there

FFS!!

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