Giant metal roosters are popping up on lawns in and around a coastal Maine community and as far away as New Zealand in support of a 6-year-old autistic girl and her love of the colorful creations. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
David and Sara LeBlanc had a rotating display of the roughly 6-foot-tall (1.8-meter-tall) ornaments decorating their Ogunquit lawn until the town deemed them to be impermissible advertising for their attached restaurant, The Omelette Factory.
The couple initially resisted the town's removal order, insisting the roosters were meant to comfort their daughter Pyper, not advertise their business. They later agreed to remove them, but the story went viral, sparking a wave of support.
Now, tin roosters flank Rte. 1 in Wells, Maine, and appear at many other locations, including as far as New Zealand, as symbols of autism acceptance and solidarity.