Israeli Court Blocks Rabbi's Ruling On Cursing Parrot

In Israel this week, according to YNet News, a civil court in Tel Aviv has issued an order temporarily preventing the owner of a parrot from carrying out a rabbi's ruling that the bird, which screeches curses and unbecoming phrases, be put to death or at least have its tongue cut out. The court issued the restraining order at the request of the Let Animals Live Foundation. Later this week the court will make a final determination on the bird's fate.