Boca Raton council votes 3-2 to impose $100 minimum fine for feeding iguanas, rats, mice and pigeons under new Florida ordinance

Boca Raton council votes 3-2 to impose $100 minimum fine for feeding iguanas, rats, mice and pigeons under new Florida ordinance

Boca Raton, Florida, has voted to make feeding iguanas and other nuisance animals a punishable offence. The city council passed a new ordinance by a narrow 3-2 margin, introducing a $100 citation for anyone who feeds iguanas, rats, mice or pigeons in a way likely to draw or sustain large groups of them. Bird feeders … Read more

Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting

Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting

WASHINGTON — A man refusing to eat food while jailed on charges he shot two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, can be fed against his will under a judge’s emergency order. Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta agreed … Read more