COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) — The Columbus City Council has upheld the eviction of a pair of noisy parrots from the city, despite pleas from the birds’ owners for their return.

The council voted unanimously last Monday to uphold a decision to revoke Blanca Leon’s rights to have the birds.

Neighbors had complained that the birds were kept in cages on an open front porch from May to October and that their singing, talking and squawking could be heard blocks away.

Leon promised to keep the birds inside if they were allowed to return to Columbus from the ranch outside city limits where they’re currently being kept.

But city officials cited a litany of pet-related violations by Leon for its decision not to allow the birds to return.

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