The Portland City Council apparently has something against owls.

Great Horned Owls in particular it seems.

I don't get it.

I thought we were a green city. Progressive. Into the environment and wildlife and all that.

Great Horned Owls are wildlife. They're feathery and cute. With nice eyes. And they make cool sounds. Like "hoot." Guess that's why they're also known as hoot owls. Makes sense to me.

But call the pretty little nocturnal creatures "hooters" and city officials get all up in arms. Can't have none of that they say. So they pass a moratorium against our owl friends.

Sticks in the mud.

Killjoys.