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Some problems for disabled macaque owner Steven Seidler: It seems that while he's allowed to have Darla help him, he's not allowed to take Darla outside the house, according to a judge's orders. An advocate for the disabled had helped Seidler win the right to keep Darla in his apartment, even though it's against city health codes, because Darla helps him open jars and cabinets, but the macaque had to be kept inside. Now Seidler might lose Darla, after a weekend incident where she bit a boy at a Key Food. The NY Post interviews a now-8-year-old alleged victim of Darla's sharp teeth (Gothamist thinks the Daily News refers to this as an unfounded complaint), who says, "It was very painful. He just ripped the skin off. After that, I was afraid to go outside. I hate monkeys now. There should be no monkeys in the world." The Post also has a photograph of Darla looking out Seidler's window as well as a quote from Bronx Zoo primates curator Colleen McCann ("It is inappropriate to take a macaque into the cereal aisle").

The city would rather New Yorkers adopt cats or dogs from shelters, than own monkeys.

The Post captures a great photo of Lopez, looking forlorn, wearing a Von Dutch hat. He was distraught, calling them his "kids," "Could you imagine if someone came into your apartment and took everything you loved and cared for? Some vengeful, hateful person did this to me." Lopez: Did you break up with anyone lately? Annoy a neighbor with your youthful, Generation X ways? Animal control also seized Lopez's pet tarantula (no name given), which is also against the law to own as a pet, but he still has a Great Dane and some fish. And if anyone knows Orlando Lopez, Gothamist wants Andrew Krucoff to interview him for the Young Manhattanite Interview.