Gangs of unwanted foreigners vandalizing cars

johngalway

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8067516/Police-probe-into-vandalism-leads-to-a-gang-of-...-squirrels.html



Glad we don't have them in my part of the world yet. Yet another reason to be out and about knocking the little buggers on the head mind.

Usual pearls of wisdom from the (a)RS(e)PCA, "It is important however that members of the public do not try to catch the squirrels and take the law into their own hands." :rolleyes:

Vegeta

They are west of the Shannon John, have met a few in my travels. Not quite as far as you yet though

johngalway

Lack of trees will be a bit of a problem for them here Veg , all the same, I'm stocked up on shotty ammo, and have a couple of Kanias lying around the place :cool:

poulo6.5

They are down this way. Altho i'v not seen them some of the lads in the club here are trapping them. They are just to fast for shooting unless you come up on them unaware.

Tackleberrywho

johngalway wrote: »

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8067516/Police-probe-into-vandalism-leads-to-a-gang-of-...-squirrels.html



Glad we don't have them in my part of the world yet. Yet another reason to be out and about knocking the little buggers on the head mind.

Usual pearls of wisdom from the (a)RS(e)PCA, "It is important however that members of the public do not try to catch the squirrels and take the law into their own hands." :rolleyes:

Mice will do the same thing, My Father & 2 brothers caught mice in mouse traps in their cars, they were eating insulation, one even was eating a way into the air box on one car, and the battery on another. One of the brothers caught 5 mice, we traced it back to the fact a family of mice were living in the evergreen trees near where the lads parked the cars, the trees got to meet Mr Husqvarna

Glensman

They haven't made it as far as me yet. but they are common about 30 miles away.... Wont be long!

fish slapped

" Andrew Tyler, the director of Animal Aid, an animal rights group that advocates legitimate protests against animal cruelty, said: “The whole premise of gardeners killing squirrels is hateful and bigoted.
"It's the worst kind of intolerance. People should cherish them. But there is a concerted attempt to characterise them as vermin and a threat to the red." "



You mean to say their NOT a threat to the red!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:


OOPS!!

Birdnuts

fish slapped wrote: »

" Andrew Tyler, the director of Animal Aid, an animal rights group that advocates legitimate protests against animal cruelty, said: “The whole premise of gardeners killing squirrels is hateful and bigoted.
"It's the worst kind of intolerance. People should cherish them. But there is a concerted attempt to characterise them as vermin and a threat to the red." "



You mean to say their NOT a threat to the red!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:


OOPS!!

Tyler sounds like a "flat earth" type of person:rolleyes:

Half-cocked

fish slapped wrote: »

" Andrew Tyler, the director of Animal Aid, an animal rights group that advocates legitimate protests against animal cruelty, said: “The whole premise of gardeners killing squirrels is hateful and bigoted.
"It's the worst kind of intolerance. People should cherish them. But there is a concerted attempt to characterise them as vermin and a threat to the red." "

Quite right too. Any educated person knows that Mr. Red and Mr. Grey are the best of friends, they even take afternoon tea together. Obviously none of you doubters have ever read Beatrix Potter. Poor Squirrel Nutkin, being victimised by all you evil bigots. And judging a squirrel by the colour of its fur is overt racism. You should all be arrested for breach of equality laws;)

It seems that Mr Tyler has never heard of squirrel pox (fibromatosis), carried by greys but harmless to them, but fatal to reds that contract it from contact with greys. So even if the bigger more aggressive greys aren't actualy fighting with the reds and driving them away, they are killing them off with squirrel pox.

fish slapped

I'm SO SORRY Mr. Tyler :




Self Flagellation seems to be the only way I will learn!!!
I shall learn the errors of my way.

Grizzly 45

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Mice will do the same thing, My Father & 2 brothers caught mice in mouse traps in their cars, they were eating insulation, one even was eating a way into the air box on one car, and the battery on another. One of the brothers caught 5 mice, we traced it back to the fact a family of mice were living in the evergreen trees near where the lads parked the cars, the trees got to meet Mr Husqvarna

Fact ,we had a state of the art Range Rover knocked out by mice as well.
The main CPU wire seems to be a delicay to them .BTW another lad who is great for this malarkey is the Pine Martin.Especially in the mating season.

Also ,squirrel is pretty good eatin as well,so dont be afraid of not chomping down on them,deep fried like southern chicken,they tase well like..chicken!Mind the chlosterol though on eating them.It was apprently one of Elvis Presleys fav nosh too,and look how he checked out!