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It’s The Law! Book Review from page 6

Did You Know That, In Florida … Guardianship advocacy plays a crucial role in protecting some of them can present real predicaments. Take the case
the rights and interests of individuals deemed unable to make that the author describes in the chapter she titles “THE
By Adam S. Gumson, Esq. sound decisions for themselves due to incapacity. Advocates MONKEY FIX: Birth Control for Marauding Macaques.”
Child support for an work within the framework of Florida’s guardianship laws to Roach travels to study the situation and meets with
adopted minor involves ensure the proper appointment of guardians and promote the officials at the Wildlife Institute of India. Newspapers
financial assistance provided well-being of vulnerable individuals. Guardianship advocacy scream such stories as a baby fatally wounded after a
by one or both adoptive parents aims to provide a compassionate and supportive environment rhesus macaque snatched him from his mother’s breast
to ensure the well-being and for individuals requiring assistance in managing their affairs. … a bunch of monkeys stoned a 72-year-old to death …
development of the child. Real estate is conveyed by a deed signed by two witnesses eight lethal macaque attacks. The monkeys are literally
As with biological children, and a notary public and is recorded in the county where everywhere, and the reason is obvious: the Indian
adopted minors are entitled to the property is located. The deed often contains language religions, in which animals frequently represent various
financial support for their basic to confirm how the buyers desire to take title, such as with gods. For example, the wild boar is an avatar of the deity
needs, education, healthcare, rights of survivorship or perhaps to own a specific percentage Vishnu; the monkey is a representative of Hanuman.
and overall welfare. Child with another owner. Any buyer should make sure that he/she “Deepening the problem: offerings. Tuesdays and
support arrangements vary based on jurisdiction and individual speaks to the title agent before the closing to confirm how Saturdays, the devotees visit Hanuman temples to make
circumstances, but the underlying goal remains to prioritize the he/she wishes to take title. a puja. To the icons inside, they present coconuts and
best interests of the minor child, whether biological or adopted. Jupiter Law Center is a private neighborhood law firm garlands of marigolds; to the living representatives
A pet trust is a legal mechanism to safeguard the interests located in the RiverPlace Professional Center, 1003 W. hanging around outside, samosas and Frooti mango pop.
of one’s beloved animals and provides peace of mind to the Indiantown Road, Suite 210, Jupiter, Fla., (561) 744 - 4600, Feeding wild animals, as we know, is the quickest path to
pet owner by ensuring that his/her animals receive proper care jupiterlawcenter.com. The firm provides peace of mind by conflict. The promise of food motivates normally human-
and attention after he/she dies. The trust typically remains solving problems with integrity and compassion in the areas shy animals to take a risk. The risk-taking is rewarded,
in effect for the duration of the pet’s life and any assets that of estate and business planning, probate, guardianship and and the behavior escalates. Shyness becomes fearlessness,
remain after the pet’s death are distributed according to the trust administration, probate and guardianship for personal and fearlessness becomes aggression. If you don’t hand
trust’s instructions. injury firms, family law and real estate. over the food you’re carrying, the monkey will grab it. If
you try to hold onto it, or push the animal away, it may
slap you. Or bite you. The Times of India put the number
of monkey bites reported by Delhi hospitals in 2018 at
950.”
So far, the Delhi government’s efforts to control the
situation with injectable or oral contraceptives have
failed, in part because of the unusual sex drive of the male
macaque monkeys that the author discusses in her typical
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Need more space? Check out this better Another example of man vs. nature problems is one
than new house in Jupiter Farms. much closer to home: the efforts in Texas, Arkansas and
Built in 2020 with new pool elsewhere to literally bomb crows – “black bandits of
and extra storage building. the air” and “feathered gangsters” they were called – and
Your Shores Specialist Call for any Real Estate other birds out of the skies from airplanes with sticks of
dynamite! During one winter alone 250,000 crows were
questions or needs
killed in Illinois.
Their crime? Doing what crows do naturally in order
to survive: They were raiding the nests of waterfowl,
devouring eggs and chicks to the extent that duck hunters
would not have enough of them to shoot!
Here is one with a gentler touch befitting the locale –
Vatican City:
Gulls are very different from crows, and it is sometimes
necessary to keep them away in certain situations – but
in a way that does no harm.
“If you make a gull sufficiently nervous, it will vomit.
While unpleasant for biologists who need to handle them,
the habit affords easy insight into what the birds have
been eating. Here is a partial list of what a herring gull
considers edible – that is, things that have been vomited
in the general direction of Julie C. Ellis, senior research
investigator at the University of Pennsylvania: bologna,
ants, strawberry shortcake, a large mackerel, a whole hot
dog, intact mice, squid, a used sanitary napkin, discarded
lobster bait, Vienna sausages, an eider duckling, a paper
muffin wrapper, a loaded diaper, ana a plate’s worth of
spaghetti marinara with mussels.”
When you consider that large flocks of gulls descend on
St. Peter’s Square when crowds gather to see and hear the
Pope and understand that “droppings” from above are not
blessings from heaven, it is clear why the Vatican has hired
a Dutchman, Andre Fritjers – who owns the company
Vogelverschrikker (Dutch for scarecrow) – to demonstrate
his LaserOp Automatic 200, “a sort of monochrome laser
light show. Lasers are silent, seemingly humane, and they
can usually be counted on to unnerve gulls for at least
a week … mainly used to dissuade cormorants, gulls,
and vultures from roosting on structures where someone
doesn’t want them – and their droppings – to gather.”
Black bears in Aspen, Colo., who take advantage of
residents’ ignoring rules to keep trash cans shut tight …
elephants whose centuries-old pathways in India’s forests
are being surrounded and blocked by construction, yet are
being blamed and punished for “trespassing onto humans’
property” … a page of “poop” illustrating four different
kinds of scat that accompanies a chapter on how to track
bobcat, ocelot, jaguar and mountain lion by identifying
their droppings as part of a program to protect these
Licensed and Insured animals by keeping them apart from human populations
… these as well as others are among the many odd and
fascinating issues faced in this book’s pages.
And not all are about animals. The author devotes
one chapter to dangerous trees, and another to poisonous
plants … both species which we now know through
scientific evidence to have intelligence and able to wreak
havoc on humans despite our “laws.”
Learn and laugh. And join me in the Mary Roach fan club.