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Off Topic => Ten Forward => Topic started by: Sirgod on August 23, 2005, 08:57:39 am
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Drug Suspect's Pet Squirrel Attacks Officer
Officer: 'The Claws Are Very Sharp'
POSTED: 9:37 am EDT August 19, 2005
UPDATED: 9:56 am EDT August 19, 2005
A police officer in Massachusetts was treated at a hospital after a drug suspect's squirrel attacked him during an attempted arrest, according to a Local 6 News report.
"The claws are very sharp, I guess he mistook me for a tree," officer Dwayne Flowers said. "The squirrel was moving at such speed, I didn't see it and neither did my partner standing shoulder-length away from me."
Officer Dwayne Flowers said he and his partner was attempting to arrest a woman wanted on drug charges in Leominister, Mass., when her loose pet squirrel attacked.
"The claws are very sharp, I guess he mistook me for a tree," officer Flowers said. "The squirrel was moving at such speed, I didn't see it and neither did my partner standing shoulder-length away from me."
Flowers drove to a hospital after the attack while other officers captured Spanky the squirrel and arrested its owner.
After the arrest, Flowers' partner laughed at the attack.
"He had a good chuckle," Flowers said. "I tried raising him on the radio but they couldn't answer their radio call because they were too busy laughing"
Flowers injuries from the attack were considered minor.
But wait, there's more...
No squirrels allowed, Paso Robles schools say
Paso Robles Public Schools may put an end to its overpopulation of the rodents with a $2,000 extermination system that involves propane
By Monika Tjia
The Tribune
On any given day, a dozen squirrels scamper on the field at Pat Butler Elementary in Paso Robles, slipping in and out of holes the size of softballs. That may soon end.
The Paso Robles Public Schools is considering buying squirrel extermination systems called the Rodenator Pro for its more than 10 campuses.
The $2,000 system exterminates the critters by releasing a mixture of propane and oxygen into a hole and lighting a fire. It was demonstrated by a Pinedale, Calif., distributor at Pat Butler Elementary last week.
The school has 90 percent of the squirrel problem in the district, said Ashley Lightfoot, the district's director of business operations. With construction around the school, the squirrels escape to the campus' open field.
The field is used frequently for after-school activities, such as soccer and youth football.
"Every year I get complaints from parents who are concerned" about the holes, Lightfoot said. "We haven't had any broken ankles. ... That's what we're trying to avoid. We don't want to wait until we do."
It's also crucial to control squirrels, Lightfoot said, because the critters can be rabid and carry disease.
In two hours last Thursday, the propane mixture was released in 30 to 50 already-open holes. When ignited, Lightfoot said, it sounded like an M-80.
Nearby resident Mary Golich heard the explosions and doesn't advocate the Rodenator Pro.
"They need to go through that to exterminate squirrels?" Golich asked. "It sounded like an invasion."
The school currently uses gas bombs. The Rodenator Pro has a good track record, Lightfoot said, citing the Fresno School District's report of an 80 percent reduction in squirrels.
It is not known how extensively a system like Rodenator Pro is used in the county, said Marty Settevendemie, a deputy agriculture commissioner for the San Luis Obispo County Agriculture Department, explaining that it's not regulated because it's not a pesticide.
Over the next few weeks, school officials will monitor the field. On Friday, Lightfoot examined the area and found three squirrels scurrying around.
If the district board decides to purchase the system, Lightfoot said, it will be used a couple of times a year when school is not in session. Nearby residents will be notified in advance.
Stephen
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GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't mess with me today. I'm a tad crabby this week over the Merck thingy.
:'(
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Merck thingie???? ??? ??? ???
Stephen
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http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=216678&source=r_health
IT COULD HAVE BEEN MINE!!! ALL MINE!!!
<whimper>
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LOL, The Viox thingie. poor J'inn. another chance at paying SR's bills off just went flying by. ;D
stephen
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Interesting.....
I know nothing about the evidence presented, and I'm sure there was much.
But one wonders if the "CSI effect" was present.
Also, everything has risks and tradeoffs. This is something a little hard for most people to wrap their brains around.
Nothing you ingest has a single positive or negative benefit. Balancing the pros & cons is tricky, assuming you even truly know what they are.
Drug companies face many challenges: the drive for new products as older line lose patent protection, cost & time for large clinical trials, and the possibility of long term effects that cannot be detected with trials....
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Gas and explosions?! These people are brilliant!