Vultures make Rhode Island house a tough sell

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HOPKINTON, R.I. (AP) -- The house is for sale well below its assessed value, has four bedrooms and sits on more than a half acre of land. It's also got lots of vultures, and that's made it a tough sell.

The trees around the Hopkinton house are a year-round nesting ground for turkey and black vultures. The previous owners blamed the birds for polluting their well, scaring their children and causing various illnesses.

But real estate agent Patrick Murray said he's optimistic it could make a good home for the right buyer. It's listed at $189,900, below the assessed value of $222,800, and Murray is pitching it as a place that could "make an excellent bird-watching bed-and-breakfast establishment."

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Previous owners Daniel and Sue Cullen, who bought the house in 2002 for $152,000, told the Providence Journal that any buyers should beware. Daniel Cullen said the vultures stayed no matter what he tried, and the state Department of Environmental Management told him vultures are protected by the federal government from destruction or harassment.

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[peejay 327]

The previous owners blamed the birds for polluting their well.....

No sh*t?

[Ban Hammer 14,478]

a freaking .22 pellet rifle would do the trick.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

I have the solution.

[Fandango 1,440]

How does one harass a vulture?

Edited July 15, 2007 by LisaD

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Is this the house?

[Scott & Lai 12]

Is this the house?

I'd take that house....scary things would be too frightened to go there