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Old 06-18-2012, 12:31 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Linden - A N.J. man has been arrested in connection with shooting and killing squirrels in his backyard. If convicted, he could face six months of jail time.

According to Fox News, the man was arrested on an animal cruelty charge after he allegedly shot several squirrels on his property and then hung them out on a fence.


Read more: N.J. man arrested for shooting squirrels in his backyard
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Old 06-19-2012, 10:33 AM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Good gawd, that has to be a late April Fool's joke!
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Old 06-19-2012, 10:46 AM
 
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Squirrels are destructive. They are little better than rats with good public relations. If you've ever had squirrels get into your attic, you'd know exactly what I'm talking about. And people who sympathize with squirrels because they're so cute has never had a wire chewed through, creating a fire hazard.

I had a squirrel problem and had tried everything. I'd block up the hole the vermin had chewed in the eaves and they'd just chew another one. So every night, we'd hear them scampering up in the attic above our bedroom.

Finally, out of desperation, I bought a pellet gun. I wound up shooting two dozen of the things. One afternoon, I was sitting in my front yard, doing a little pest control when the police rolled up. They got out of the car and asked what I was doing. I showed them the hole in my house, and the officers nodded to each other. "Nothing to see hear, Sir." And they got back in their car and drove away.
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Old 06-19-2012, 10:53 AM
 
Location: A coal patch in Pennsyltucky
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Squirrels are destructive. They are little better than rats with good public relations. If you've ever had squirrels get into your attic, you'd know exactly what I'm talking about. And people who sympathize with squirrels because they're so cute has never had a wire chewed through, creating a fire hazard.

I had a squirrel problem and had tried everything. I'd block up the hole the vermin had chewed in the eaves and they'd just chew another one. So every night, we'd hear them scampering up in the attic above our bedroom.

Finally, out of desperation, I bought a pellet gun. I wound up shooting two dozen of the things. One afternoon, I was sitting in my front yard, doing a little pest control when the police rolled up. They got out of the car and asked what I was doing. I showed them the hole in my house, and the officers nodded to each other. "Nothing to see hear, Sir." And they got back in their car and drove away.
Same situation here. I bought a pellet pistol. Now if I could just hit a few!
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Old 06-19-2012, 11:21 AM
 
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If he had put them in his freezer rather than on the back fence he could have invited in the officers for lunch. "Secrets in the sauce..."
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Old 06-29-2012, 03:13 PM
 
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If he had put them in his freezer rather than on the back fence he could have invited in the officers for lunch. "Secrets in the sauce..."
They probably woulda loved that sauce...ha ha ha ...
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Old 06-29-2012, 04:19 PM
 
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Jail time for this is stupid.
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Old 06-29-2012, 05:19 PM
 
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I will be Darn. I must have the most gangster squirrels on planet earth as one hoped in my truck and planted its rear on my passenger seat. The Raccoons are the size of small dogs.....what the hell isgoing on with mother Natures creatures?
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:18 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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In my state, any appropriate action can be taken to remove, deter or molest an animal that constitutes a nuisance. Unles the species is listed as protected. It's not too hard to convince the authorities that squirrels are a nuisance, but the onus is on the human to make that case.

Discharging a firearm is not legal in certain jurisdictions, which nearly always includes cities or towns. If the squirrels are shot with air rifles or pellet guns, though, and are a genuine nuisance, it sounds legal to me.

Texas ranchers routinely hang their coyote carcasses on a fence, which keeps other coyotes away. No idea if it works for squirrels or not.

My maintenance man came in one day to spray the attic to get rid of bats. Some tenant had complained about the smell to the city health department, and on that basis alone the health department sent over an order to take measures to remove the bats. I phoned the game warden, and I was told that the department of health trumps wildlife protection, no matter how ignorant the functionaries are at the department of health. Maintenance did not spray with poisons to kill the bats, but with a odorous substance that would persuade the bats to sleep elsewhere.
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Old 07-04-2012, 11:04 PM
 
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In my state, any appropriate action can be taken to remove, deter or molest an animal that constitutes a nuisance. Unles the species is listed as protected. It's not too hard to convince the authorities that squirrels are a nuisance, but the onus is on the human to make that case.

Discharging a firearm is not legal in certain jurisdictions, which nearly always includes cities or towns. If the squirrels are shot with air rifles or pellet guns, though, and are a genuine nuisance, it sounds legal to me.

Texas ranchers routinely hang their coyote carcasses on a fence, which keeps other coyotes away. No idea if it works for squirrels or not.

My maintenance man came in one day to spray the attic to get rid of bats. Some tenant had complained about the smell to the city health department, and on that basis alone the health department sent over an order to take measures to remove the bats. I phoned the game warden, and I was told that the department of health trumps wildlife protection, no matter how ignorant the functionaries are at the department of health. Maintenance did not spray with poisons to kill the bats, but with a odorous substance that would persuade the bats to sleep elsewhere.

"I was told that the department of health trumps wildlife protection, no matter how ignorant the functionaries are at the department of health. "

That is actually as it should be. There is no given that a health dept employee would be any more or less ignorant than a wildlife protection employee, and they are perfectly capable of sorting out internecine battles amongst themselves. In the meantime, public health has to take precedence.

Is there any possibility those maintenance people could visit Washington for a big job?
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