Thank you Gato, you have surpassed yourself. Squirrels are not a vector for rabies. I have read that no squirrel-to-human rabies transmission has ever been recorded. Squirrels can contract rabies, but being so small, they die quickly. This is what I have learned since hearing of this atrocious incident. I also read that it is very rare f…
Thank you Gato, you have surpassed yourself. Squirrels are not a vector for rabies. I have read that no squirrel-to-human rabies transmission has ever been recorded. Squirrels can contract rabies, but being so small, they die quickly. This is what I have learned since hearing of this atrocious incident. I also read that it is very rare for a squirrel to be socialized so successfully, which makes Peanut's life all the more precious, and the crime all the more heinous. "There is a special Providence in the fall of a sparrow," and I can only hope that some Providence is at work here and put out a giant pile of sunflower seeds for the locals.
I had a friend at boarding school (religious) in Tennessee - Charlotte.
Charlotte had the most beautiful auburn red hair, milky lightly freckled skin, and gorgeous green eyes. This was high school, and she was talented too - though I can't recall if it was music or gymnastics. Definitely one of the brighter bulbs - though - that was a very "bright bulb" school I was lucky enough to experience.
Anyhow, on "free" weekends, we could bring pets, and she had her pet squirrel. Can't remember his name, but it was amazing, how sweet they were together.
If Charlotte's red hair wasn't striking enough - Charlotte with a bushy tailed squirrel on her shoulder was outstanding. It was actually cruel of the school to separate them for most of the year, IMO.
After culinary school in Vermont I did my externship at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver Colorado. My very first apartment was in Aurora Colorado, while my parents were there visiting I showed them how the local squirrels would come thru the sliding glass door into the apartment to accept food and eat before leaving. I believe my parents have pictures. They probably not as friendly anymore.
Thank you Gato, you have surpassed yourself. Squirrels are not a vector for rabies. I have read that no squirrel-to-human rabies transmission has ever been recorded. Squirrels can contract rabies, but being so small, they die quickly. This is what I have learned since hearing of this atrocious incident. I also read that it is very rare for a squirrel to be socialized so successfully, which makes Peanut's life all the more precious, and the crime all the more heinous. "There is a special Providence in the fall of a sparrow," and I can only hope that some Providence is at work here and put out a giant pile of sunflower seeds for the locals.
Also, it was a squirrel that lived inside a house....it was not even potentially infected. These people are evil to the core.
I had a friend at boarding school (religious) in Tennessee - Charlotte.
Charlotte had the most beautiful auburn red hair, milky lightly freckled skin, and gorgeous green eyes. This was high school, and she was talented too - though I can't recall if it was music or gymnastics. Definitely one of the brighter bulbs - though - that was a very "bright bulb" school I was lucky enough to experience.
Anyhow, on "free" weekends, we could bring pets, and she had her pet squirrel. Can't remember his name, but it was amazing, how sweet they were together.
If Charlotte's red hair wasn't striking enough - Charlotte with a bushy tailed squirrel on her shoulder was outstanding. It was actually cruel of the school to separate them for most of the year, IMO.
After culinary school in Vermont I did my externship at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver Colorado. My very first apartment was in Aurora Colorado, while my parents were there visiting I showed them how the local squirrels would come thru the sliding glass door into the apartment to accept food and eat before leaving. I believe my parents have pictures. They probably not as friendly anymore.