Last night, Sarah lost.

Sarah, a pot-bellied pig and family pet, is not welcome in St. Charles. Tuesday night, the St. Charles City Council failed to repeal a prohibition on pigs in the city. Sarah’s humans, the Jones family, previously have said they would move rather than give her up. Read the latest story here.

The Joneses had owned Sarah for some time before the outlaw pig was brought to the attention of the city by the family’s neighbors, who filed a complaint. The neighbors, who were happy with the results from last night’s council meeting, said they were concerned about property values.

The story made me wonder for what infractions would people turn in their neighbors? Where I live, trash bins are supposed to be kept out of sight from the street. My neighbors keep theirs in their driveway. But I wouldn’t call the city over it. Another neighbor called the city when she saw a snake on the roof of an adjacent house.

Have you ever turned your neighbors in for a minor — or major — infraction? For what sort of infraction would you? What sorts of things would you overlook to maintain good relations with your neighbors?