Kill the squirrel

[George K]

@Mik said in Kill the squirrel:

But they were in Chemung County. On the PA border.

Raccoons are illegal throughout the state.

https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/state-news/which-animals-are-illegal-to-have-as-pets-in-new-york/

Squirrels need a permit.

https://zoonerdy.com/can-one-legally-keep-a-pet-squirrel-in-new-york/

[Jolly]

Either way, it's a overstep of common sense and abuse of the state's authority.

[George K]

@Jolly said in Kill the squirrel:

Either way, it's a overstep of common sense and abuse of the state's authority.

How long did it take for them to make a decision to snag the squirrel?

How long did it take them to make a decision to raid P Diddy.

Priorities, man!

[George K]

[Mik]

@George-K

[Jolly]

It is funny, but...

You know, Trump might get a few votes out of his statement...

[Jolly]

Why Peanut matters...

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/11/02/why-peanut-the-squirrel-matters-n3796597

[Doctor Phibes]

[George K]

"I want a government small enough to have neither the time nor the resources to conduct a 5 hour raid over a pet squirrel."

X is exploding with all kinds of Peanut memes...

[George K]

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[Jolly]

The Just-us Department strikes again.

People, fuck Joe Biden, fuck Kamala-lama-ding-dong and fuck the Just-us Department.

Trump ain't perfect, but he's a damn site better than this.

Vote Trump. Or vote for more of the same.

[George K]

[George K]

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in Kill the squirrel:

@Mik said in Kill the squirrel:

What waws the point of the seizure and subsequent killing? I don't understand. Surely pets are not illegal in NYC.

The squirrel bit the investigator that was holding it. As there are no vaccines for rabies for squirrels, the animal had to be destroyed to be tested for rabies. I don’t get the raccoon at all…

[Jolly]

The squirrel was killed for spite.

[George K]

@Jolly said in Kill the squirrel:

The squirrel was killed for spite.

I have little doubt that this whole kerfuffle is politically motivated Peanut's owners have said they're not political.

But, as a cudgel to represent overreach of government by petty tyrants, it's a pretty good tool.

Also, Peanut's owner have moved to file suit. No idea what the basis is, but, it'll be fun to watch it play out.

On an unrelated note, our second bird, a Blue-Front Amazon, was named "Peanuts."

[Mik]

"I want a government small enough to have neither the time nor the resources to conduct a 5 hour raid over a pet squirrel."

A-fucking-men

[Renauda]

@LuFins-Dad

I don’t get the raccoon at all…

I think they most likely mistook it for the moose that has been, for quite a few years now, closely associated with the squirrel.

[George K]

@George-K said in Kill the squirrel:

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Turns out Ms Keasler lives in Texas. She filed the complaint from there.

The tweet misspelled her first name, should have been "Karen."

[Jolly]

Does this story have electoral legs?