CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office saved a baby owl from oncoming traffic Tuesday morning.
Deputies say that at around 8:30 a.m., Detective Smith found an Eastern Screech Owlet in the middle of a Clearwater parking lot. He moved the owlet to a safer nearby location and waited for a parent to return, but no adult came back.
Smith then contacted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for help. An FWC officer arrived and took the owlet to a raptor rehabilitation center for care.
Deputies would like to advise the public that if young wildlife appears orphaned, observers should watch from a distance for parental presence. However, if immediate danger is present, moving the animal to safety is appropriate, and local wildlife rehabilitation centers should be contacted for help.
“You know, it might just be time we take a look if HOAs are really even necessary.
Maybe we should just do away with homeowner associations as a whole.”
South Florida lawmaker Rep. Juan Carlos Porras (R-Miami) says it may be time to do away with homeowners associations altogether, as more Floridians speak out about rising fees, costly lawsuits, and even arrests tied to HOA disputes. He said this week that he is considering filing legislation in the next session that would abolish HOAs statewide.
