L.A. authorities will let girl care for unicorn if she meets 5 conditions — and if she finds one | 24CA News

A lady named Madeline, with a vivid creativeness and memorable consciousness of how forms can sprint desires, obtained her want when she requested Los Angeles animal management authorities for a licence to personal a unicorn — if she’s capable of finding one.

The first-of-its-kind allow got here with strings connected, nonetheless: The legendary creature have to be offered ample publicity to daylight, moonbeams and rainbows and have its horn polished at the very least as soon as a month with a mushy material.

Director Marcia Mayeda of the county Department of Animal Care and Control despatched the woman a heart-shaped, rose-coloured metallic tag with “Permanent Unicorn License” emblazoned on it, together with a white fuzzy unicorn doll with pink ears, purple hooves and a silver horn.

The division’s response got here after the woman wrote it a short letter final month: “Dear LA County, I would like your approval if I can have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find one.”

Mayeda recommended the woman for her “sense of responsible pet ownership to seek permission in advance” and for thoughtfully contemplating “the requirements of providing a loving home to animals.”

The company posted pictures of the correspondence, the licence, the medallion and the stuffed toy on its social media accounts, with the woman’s final identify obscured.

Its 5 situations for unicorn possession additionally require that any sparkles or glitter sprinkled on the animal be unhazardous and biodegradable, and that or not it’s fed watermelon at the very least as soon as per week.