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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 -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Squirrels are just bushy tailed tree rats, rats are not prohibited or require permits in any state. The law is idiotic and killing an animal because the owner didn't have papers is idiotic and spiteful.

[–] ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The animal wasn't killed because the owner didn't have papers. The animal was killed because it was on video several times biting it's owner, and you cannot test for rabies without killing the animal and examining its brain.

[–] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com -1 points 1 week ago

Rabies kills animals in about 10 days. We have years of videos... It didn't have rabies. Since lived indoors you can also reasonably prove that it couldn't get rabies either.