I have to agree with Susan on this-the setting them free part.
There was a very interesting article in National Geographic a couple of
years ago-what fascinating animals! And they are really in danger too-with
suburbia and urban areas expanding, squirrel populations are decreasing.
Shame if one day the only place a kid can see a squirrel would be a zoo!
Laura
Vita brevis est: rapide agite, vigore strigate!
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Hensley <susan@bearcom.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: Killer Squirrels
>
> Hi!
>
> I have seen the same problem happen here in Dallas -- my
> across-the-street neighbor came to tell me that squirrels had eaten the
> wiring harness in his old Bronco not just once but twice! and for me to
> watch out for my '79 Cherokee and the '63 Dodge I have in my side yard.
> He said it was definitely squirrels.
>
> I also remember when my dad had his 250 GTE Ferrari back in the early
> 70's that he stored it at someone's house, and when he opened the hood
> lots and lots of nutshells fell out of the under-hood insulation and the
> wiring had been chewed up by squirrels.
>
> I guess some wiring harnesses are just nut flavored!
>
> All of the city pest control people I have ever talked to do not trap to
> kill animals unless they are a danger to people. They relocate them to
> areas where they are not likely to bother humans. My parents just had a
> raccoon trapped at their house and the animal control folks released it
> by the river a good distance from human habitation. I also do not
> believe in killing animals just because they avail themselves of the
> yummy things and snug homes we so nicely place in their paths. I also
> used to be a foster mother for small animals from the LSU vet clinic
> (coons, squirrels, possums, etc.) and I always released them when grown
> enough to places as far from habitation as I could get.
>
> Just my two cents!
>
> Keep Triumphing,
> Susan :)
>
> PS -- Had Elliott out today, sunny weather, 78 degrees, AWESOME!
> Everyone at work loves him. Too bad I had to work...
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