| Submit your comments on this article |
| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Clearwater Beach man facing eviction over emotional support squirrel |
| 2017-11-14 |
| [WFLA] CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) ‐ A Clearwater Beach resident is fighting to keep his emotional support squirrel that lives with him at Island Walk Condominiums. Ryan Boylan and Brutis are inseparable. He rescued her last year after Hurricane Matthew. "Ever since then I mean, oh my God, I can’t imagine not being around her," said Boylan. But he could lose her. Property management discovered Brutis back in April when she was chased up a tree by a dog. According to a complaint filed by the condo association to Boylan and the condo owner, exotic animals are not allowed. He never told the board about the animal. Bushy-tailed tree rats are exotic? I got a fortune chittering in my back yard! He was sent a notice last month to give up the squirrel or be evicted. "I was very sad that he had to basically push every single limitation that he could to try and get me out because of Brutis," said Boylan. In the complaint, attorneys state Boylan never submitted paperwork that Brutis was an emotional support animal until this past summer. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 I was just stalked by one when leaving Mulligan's in Palm beach. Had to do a 'left shift' with my lovely spouse to stay between him and her. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-11-14 22:16 |
| #7 "He's not on a leash. He's contained in my bodysuit" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-11-14 21:02 |
| #6 As long as he keeps of the squirrel on a leash I see nothing wrong with it. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-11-14 20:59 |
| #5 Bushy-tailed tree rats are exotic? I got a fortune chittering in my back yard! I can't imagine it being a large fortune, the competition will undercut the market price. I keep trying to chase them off the bird feeders where I have had 5 or more at a time.....now chipmunks..... |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-11-14 11:42 |
| #4 A female named Brutis? Is this one of the 57 genders they keep talking about? |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2017-11-14 10:04 |
| #3 I got me some pretty emotional squirrels around here. You should see how angry they get when they can’t reach the suet. |
| Posted by: KBK 2017-11-14 08:43 |
| #2 Tree rats. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-11-14 08:10 |
| #1 In the complaint, attorneys state Boylan never submitted paperwork that Brutis was an emotional support animal until this past summer. Never submitted paper work? Exotic animal? He should have submitted the "Endangered species" paperwork. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-11-14 07:47 |