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Peanut the Squirrel Becomes Right-Wing Martyr in Final Election Push From the Extremely Online (gizmodo.com)

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[–] jimbolauski@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Killing an animal because their owner didn't have their papers is ridiculas. The animal shouldn't be punished because the owner was a dumbass.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

They didn't kill him because he didn't have a permit. They killed him because they couldn't verify the squirrel's health, due to the owner forgoing vet treatment and documentation, because he didn't have a permit for the squirrel