Happy New Year! As we look ahead…I’m taking a minute to look back at Key West Cock Tales (a documentary) and dream of hot weather and sandy beaches.
KWCT tells the story of the first municipal chicken catcher in the United States. A barber, named Armando Parra, was hired by the city of Key West to catch a quota of up to 900 chickens and deport them to mainland Florida. But things didn’t always go Parra’s way as local chicken lovers thwarted his attempts at catching their beloved birds. Check it out:
To learn more about the Key West chicken drama, you can read some of the press coverage of Armando Parra below: