L.A. authorities will let girl care for unicorn if she meets 5 conditions -- and if she finds one
A girl named Madeline, with a vivid imagination and remarkable awareness of how bureaucracy can dash dreams, got her wish when she asked Los Angeles animal control authorities for a licence to own a unicorn — if she's able to find one.
The first-of-its-kind permit came with strings attached, however: The mythical creature must be provided ample exposure to sunlight, moonbeams and rainbows and have its horn polished at least once a month with a soft cloth.
Director Marcia Mayeda of the county Department of Animal Care and Control sent the girl a heart-shaped, rose-coloured metal tag with "Permanent Unicorn License" emblazoned on it, along with a white fuzzy unicorn doll with pink ears, purple hooves and a silver horn.
The department's response came after the girl wrote it a brief letter last month: "Dear LA County, I would like your approval if I can have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find one."
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Its five conditions for unicorn ownership also require that any sparkles or glitter sprinkled on the animal be nontoxic and biodegradable, and that it be fed watermelon at least once a week.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/unicorn-licence-1.6680186
***I know this isn't a Canadian story, per se, but it is so heartwarming and was on the CBC newsite that I thought it should be posted.
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turns out another little girl asked for a unicorn license in cowley, wyoming.
the clerk at the department of animal care and control immediately filed suit against the town, the mayor, the state of wyoming, the governor of wyoming, the little girl, her parents, and hillary clinton.
the clerk is alleging that the unicorn license request infringed on her religious views against idolatry.
hannity quickly invited her on his program and had a lengthy discussion, during which they agreed that the little girl was destroying america and western civilization and needed an immediate psychiatric intervention and that the parents and hillary clinton should be locked up forever for child abuse, grooming, and pedophilia.
the clerk took the opportunity to announce their candidacy for congress, senate, vice-president, or, in the event trump drops out of the race, president.
by the end of the day, she had raised 4.6 million dollars to pursue her lawsuits and for an unspecified political run.
rudy giuliani announced he would represent her in all her lawsuits as well as be her attorney general should she become president. his first legal action was to petition to reinstate his suspended law license.
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