EveningStar
10-14-2006, 06:31 PM
Mountain View is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area.
...The city previously said it had no choice but to kill the squirrels after three people - including a 4-year-old boy - were bitten inside the park.
The animals were jumping inside baby strollers, opening food bags and even scratching people giving them handouts including a steady diet of muffins and leftover children's treats...
The plan to kill the squirrels caused an outcry from animal lovers, who bombarded City Hall with hundreds of letters, phone calls and e-mails.
Animal rights groups also complained, with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals warning the city it could be vulnerable to lawsuits if endangered wildlife were also killed...Read the whole thing. (http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061014/APN/610141290)
From the FR thread: (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1719503/posts)
http://people.delphiforums.com/nellie501/Sniper1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/martin_fierro/Squirrelliness/squirrel_krunky.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/maggiefff/squirrel_nuts.jpg
...The city previously said it had no choice but to kill the squirrels after three people - including a 4-year-old boy - were bitten inside the park.
The animals were jumping inside baby strollers, opening food bags and even scratching people giving them handouts including a steady diet of muffins and leftover children's treats...
The plan to kill the squirrels caused an outcry from animal lovers, who bombarded City Hall with hundreds of letters, phone calls and e-mails.
Animal rights groups also complained, with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals warning the city it could be vulnerable to lawsuits if endangered wildlife were also killed...Read the whole thing. (http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061014/APN/610141290)
From the FR thread: (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1719503/posts)
http://people.delphiforums.com/nellie501/Sniper1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/martin_fierro/Squirrelliness/squirrel_krunky.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/maggiefff/squirrel_nuts.jpg