• @Maalus
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    611 days ago

    Because it is a wild animal that can carry rabies.

    The way it played out is the squirrel bit someone. The only way to check for rabies and be 100% certain is to cut the brain. Which obviously doesn’t lead to the animal being alive anymore. But at the end of the day, a squirrel’s life is less important than that of a human, so it had to be done.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      011 days ago

      Humans can also technically carry rabies.

      And also you can begin the immunization for rabies even if you don’t know if the animal has it or not, its the same as getting it as a preventative measure, wich should be required for animal control in general anyway.

      • @Maalus
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        -211 days ago

        So what that humans can carry rabies? Do you see a difference between a human and a squirrel or not?

          • @Maalus
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            111 days ago

            Then there is no point in talking to you. What they did was 100% justified and that’s the end of the discussion.

                • @Maalus
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                  211 days ago

                  That’d imply that my take is equally unhinged when it’s the default thing that happens when an animal bites someone and might have been carrying rabies.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    211 days ago

                    True, I felt it was fitting for someone claiming someone else is what they are, but I agree your take isn’t insane.

    • @[email protected]
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      011 days ago

      Squirrels aren’t a typical vector for rabies. There was no indication the squirrel was exposed to a rabies vector, like a bat, any more than a household pet or human.

      It bit a NY cop though, that’s what happened.