Prickly Mayor Bans Cactus Plants In Buildings In German Town



Ulrich Schulte, the Mayor of Plettenberg, near Dusseldorf in Germany, has banned cactus plants from municipal buildings after a man required medical attention from injuring himself on one of the spiky plants in a school building. Mayor Schulte pointed out that what was a minor injury to the adult man’s arm could easily have been a serious injury to the face of a small child. "Even if this order seems adventurous, excessive, superfluous or ridiculous to some employees, it has a serious background in terms of protecting the health of all employees and especially children in schools and daycare centers,” said Mayor Schulte. The town has since successfully implemented the cactus ban.