Sarasota News Leader
January 3, 2014
After listening to wildly conflicting claims
about the quality of care offered to injured
seabirds at Save Our Seabirds (SOS) on City
Island, the City Commission votes unanimously on July 1 to deepen its probe of the
nonprofit. For weeks, former volunteer Greg
Para has been leveling serious charges against
Save Our Seabirds, describing a facility where
Page 70
rats are killing caged birds and where injured
birds are being euthanized more quickly than
necessary. However, City Purchasing Manager
Mary Tucker says she and other staff members conducted an unannounced inspection
of SOS and found no reason for concern.
Owls peer out of their enclosure at Save Our Seabirds on City Island. Photo by Norman Schimmel
