>A grey squirrel which attacked and injured 18 people has been captured and put down.
>The animal earned itself the nickname Stripe after the vicious character in the film Gremlins.
>”I felt he did trust me, and I betrayed him.”
>A spokesman said: “We were incredibly sad to have to put this squirrel to sleep but were left with no choice due to changes in legislation in 2019 making it illegal to release grey squirrels back into the wild.
>”We do not agree with this law and opposed it, but legally we have to comply. There are numerous ways to humanely deter grey squirrels and we would urge people not to trap them as it is now illegal to release them into the wild and the only option is to put them to sleep.”
LearningRainbows says
>A grey squirrel which attacked and injured 18 people has been captured and put down.
>The animal earned itself the nickname Stripe after the vicious character in the film Gremlins.
>”I felt he did trust me, and I betrayed him.”
>A spokesman said: “We were incredibly sad to have to put this squirrel to sleep but were left with no choice due to changes in legislation in 2019 making it illegal to release grey squirrels back into the wild.
>”We do not agree with this law and opposed it, but legally we have to comply. There are numerous ways to humanely deter grey squirrels and we would urge people not to trap them as it is now illegal to release them into the wild and the only option is to put them to sleep.”
LuvTheSmellofCyanide says
Good thing he was put down. His numbers were starting to look worse than COVID
jwaterboyk says
>The animal earned itself the nickname Stripe after the vicious character in the film Gremlins.
Truly the stuff of nightmares.
virgin_goat says
Invasive species needs wiping out so the gingers can come back