Officer Stops Baby Squirrel with Pepper Spray

[pcosmar]

That's interesting considering that my mom's friend was hospitalized with rabies after being attacked and bitten by an infected squirrel.

And I wonder how much profit there is it unnecessary treatments.

I also remember when I could buy rabies vaccinations for my dogs and give the shots myself.
Now they are unavailable and it is necessary to see a Vet and pay for an office visit and well as a hugely marked up shot.

What used to cost me $2 now costs $100.
Which I don't have.

 

[s35wf]

welcome
it's hard to read and nearly impossible to do so quietly.

I'm rather fond of the little tree rats. Have known some tame (but not domesticated) that are quite affectionate. and entertaining.

the op video was ROFL

Im very fond of the little tree rats also. While living in the MidWest, I had a Cat that used to hang out with the squirrels. He used to actually sit up on his hind legs, just like a squirrel. When eating he used to scoop his wet food out of the bowl with his front paws and eat just like a squirrel. It was quite comical

That was years ago, he is dead now, his name was Buddy.

 

[reduen]

What happened after that? Was it able to fly away, did vet have to kill it?

I talked to the vet a few months later and he told me that the animal was not seriously hurt. They released it back into the wild in a couple of weeks time...

Oh yeah, I was not gonna tell this part but he also advised me not to transport an animal like that again. He said that the owl could have done serious damage to my person and it would be best for me just to give them a call next time. He also told me that my putting a jacket over the owls head is what saved me from almost certain injury.... lol

Hey, the big beautiful owl lived and nobody was hurt. Isn't that what really counts here?

 

[Anti Federalist]

And I wonder how much profit there is it unnecessary treatments.

I also remember when I could buy rabies vaccinations for my dogs and give the shots myself.
Now they are unavailable and it is necessary to see a Vet and pay for an office visit and well as a hugely marked up shot.

What used to cost me $2 now costs $100.
Which I don't have.

FYI

Michigan is one of the states that does not prohibit self vaccinating your animals for rabies.

10 doses for 13 bucks, I'm assuming hypos are not included.

So maybe $30 by the time all the dust settles.

http://dogvaccine4less.com/cgi-bin/hw4l6/rtl/phd.cgi?Autoincrement=000337&tag_rf=Rabies Vaccine

 

[AFPVet]

FYI

Michigan is one of the states that does not prohibit self vaccinating your animals for rabies.

10 doses for 13 bucks, I'm assuming hypos are not included.

So maybe $30 by the time all the dust settles.

http://dogvaccine4less.com/cgi-bin/hw4l6/rtl/phd.cgi?Autoincrement=000337&tag_rf=Rabies Vaccine

Why shouldn't you be able to give the injections yourself... as long as you get the tags to put on the collar which say you did.

 

[pcosmar]

Why shouldn't you be able to give the injections yourself... as long as you get the tags to put on the collar which say you did.

Used to be able to. I got them from Foster and Smith and they came with tags.
Then they discontinued sales. Vets were losing money.

I will have to check out the one AF posted. It would be nice to have them all vaccinated again.
just for peace of mind.

 

[reduen]

Guys/gals, I know what the real story was...!

Originally the officer and his buddies had trained the squirrel and its family to terrorize the students in order to keep them inline but the squirrel and his family found out that the officers planned to do them in when they were finished using them so they started terrorizing the officers instead.

This turn of events gave the officers no choice but to take whatever actions necessary to save themselves and the rest of collegedome. The officer is really a hero for thwarting yet another terroristic squirrel and its band of evil squirrelicide bombers!

Next headline coming:

Controversial Interrogation Techniques Used On Rabid Terrorist Squirrel Family! – Was water boarding justified?

 

[Yieu]

I talked to the vet a few months later and he told me that the animal was not seriously hurt. They released it back into the wild in a couple of weeks time...

Oh yeah, I was not gonna tell this part but he also advised me not to transport an animal like that again. He said that the owl could have done serious damage to my person and it would be best for me just to give them a call next time. He also told me that my putting a jacket over the owls head is what saved me from almost certain injury.... lol

Hey, the big beautiful owl lived and nobody was hurt. Isn't that what really counts here?

Thank you for saving the animal's life, even though it was dangerous to your own. +Rep, that was a good karmic action.

 

[Pericles]

Guys/gals, I know what the real story was...!

Originally the officer and his buddies had trained the squirrel and its family to terrorize the students in order to keep them inline but the squirrel and his family found out that the officers planned to do them in when they were finished using them so they started terrorizing the officers instead.

This turn of events gave the officers no choice but to take whatever actions necessary to save themselves and the rest of collegedome. The officer is really a hero for thwarting yet another terroristic squirrel and its band of evil squirrelicide bombers!

Next headline coming:

Controversial Interrogation Techniques Used On Rabid Terrorist Squirrel Family! – Was water boarding justified?

No, this is the real story:

I was undercover in my squirrel disguise because I knew the resource officer was working on the sly for the SPLC trying to infiltrate a local militia. One of the kids suspected something was up, when all Hell broke loose. That is why I have not been posting much over the last couple of days.

You just can't make this stuff up.

 

[daviddee]

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[Krugerrand]

I honestly can not think of any reason to call the police. I believe it is necessary to call the police if you enforce your Castle Doctrine rights. I would attempt to call the medical examiner first and then let them call the police or just have my lawyer contact the police about the body.

As AF has posted in the past, your odds of great bodily harm/death increase massively when in contact with police. With this data you really need to ask yourself is it worth the risk calling the police.

*** After sitting here for 5 minutes before hitting submit reply*** I really can not think of any possible reason to call the police. I never have and I am at a loss trying to think of any reason why I would call (except after I enforced my Castle Doctrine rights)... and in that case it would merely be that I would not want to have to dig a hole and deal with a possible biohazard situation.

I'll dial 911 when I'm on the road to report a road hazard that I may have passed by.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Why shouldn't you be able to give the injections yourself... as long as you get the tags to put on the collar which say you did.

Vet lobby.

And yes, these come with the tags.

 

[Son of Detroit]

Only on RPF can a thread about squirrels spark a 10 page debate.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I honestly can not think of any reason to call the police. I believe it is necessary to call the police if you enforce your Castle Doctrine rights. I would attempt to call the medical examiner first and then let them call the police or just have my lawyer contact the police about the body.

As AF has posted in the past, your odds of great bodily harm/death increase massively when in contact with police. With this data you really need to ask yourself is it worth the risk calling the police.

*** After sitting here for 5 minutes before hitting submit reply*** I really can not think of any possible reason to call the police. I never have and I am at a loss trying to think of any reason why I would call (except after I enforced my Castle Doctrine rights)... and in that case it would merely be that I would not want to have to dig a hole and deal with a possible biohazard situation.

Agreed.

There are almost no reasons I can give to call cops into a situation.

Almost always, they will just aggravate an already bad situation.

 

[daviddee]

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[specsaregood]

And I wonder how much profit there is it unnecessary treatments.

I also remember when I could buy rabies vaccinations for my dogs and give the shots myself.
Now they are unavailable and it is necessary to see a Vet and pay for an office visit and well as a hugely marked up shot.

What used to cost me $2 now costs $100.
Which I don't have.

Yeah, I was surprised recently when I found out you can get most pet vaccinations online for only a couple bucks. That is what I'm doing now; because the last vet trips were trying to send me to the poor house.

http://www.jefferspet.com/rabvac3/p/11538/
Rabies vaccination. I haven't used them yet though.

You might want to check for inexpensive clinics though, our township does a yearly rabies vaccination for "free", but you have to pay for the $15 pet license. Still a helluva lot cheaper than a vet trip.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I would be interested in finding/generating statistics on how often the person that calls the police is arrested.

I suspect it is quite high.

Most times I have seen pigs show up to a scene and the arrest both people (the one that called and the one stupid enough to stick around).

"Anything you say can and will be used against you"

I'm a little busy right now so I can't search for it, but there was a thread that documented how much more dangerous it was to come in contact with cops than with just regular old mundanes.

 

[Anti Federalist]

WRT ^^^

Here it is.

Documents how much more at risk you are with a cop encounter.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?254109-Report-released-on-nationwide-police-misconduct

 

[FrankRep]

 

[puppetmaster]