A family are facing eviction from their home because their parrots are too noisy.
A family could be evicted from their home because of their noisy pet parrots
The Godsons fear losing their property in Hertfordshire after neighbours claimed that their eight parrots have annoyed them with their squawking.
Pete Godson and his wife Andrea have spent £1,000 on a jungle room for the birds - named Jasper, Ede, Freddie, Pablo, Little Roy, Willow, Barney and Elvis - but their squawks of "hello" and "shut that "door" have left the neighbours unimpressed, although Pete has launched an impassioned defence of the creatures.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I can hardly order the parrots to keep quiet.
"Barney has picked up some choice phrases, such as 'Shut the f*** up' and 'What a w*****', but none of that happens outside.
"These birds are like children to us, they are part of the family. I would do everything in my power to keep them.
"The local kids and everyone loves them. They sit on their shoulders and let everyone tickle and stroke them."