Don’t feed the chickens!

Chickens cross the road in Key West. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)
Grady and Martha Stewart feed the chickens. (AP/Lynne Sladky)
A hen and her chicks look for food. (AP/J. Pat Carter)
A rooster eats bugs. (AP)
The chickens make a mess in the city. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)

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There is a big problem in the city of Key West.
Chickens are roaming and making a mess.
A new law says “Stop! Don’t feed the chickens at any time.”
People who do will pay a big fine.

Read More: City officials in Key West, Florida, want to make it against the law to feed the wild chickens. People who feed them will have to pay money. “Nothing is worse for the chickens than feeding them,” says Tom Sweets. There are plenty of bugs on the island for the chickens to eat. City leaders all voted “Yes” to stop people from feeding the fowl. God gave us leaders to help us make good choices. Hebrews 13:17 says, “Obey your leaders and submit to them.”