A Crazed Christmas Squirrel Injured Eighteen People In The UK

While most people enjoyed a quiet Christmas at home, this small town in the UK was terrified of a vicious squirrel.
In a matter of two days, the little creature injured an alarming eighteen people. And, its attacks sparked madness on the Buckley, Wales Facebook group page.
Nicola Crowther, a member of the Facebook group, was the first to alert her neighbors.
“Warning, vicious squirrel that attacks,” she wrote, “It has bitten me, attacked my friend and multiple other people. I’m afraid it needs shooting.”
Nicola is actually an animal advocate. But, after seeing the damage this particular squirrel could do to her community, she was terrified.
“It has attacked my two Bengals who fear nothing, as well as my neighbor’s Bengal cats,” she added, “I dare not go out of my house since it is lurking.”
The crazed gray squirrel became known as “Stripe,” like the villain from “Gremlins.” And, it attacked a multitude of people– from children to the elderly, and even pets.
After having a run-in with the squirrel, many residents received tetanus shots and recommended how the critter be dealt with.
“Humane trap?” one member, Emma Louise, commented. But, other members quickly shut down her idea.

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Gray squirrels are actually an invasive species that were banned from being released into the public during the 1930s. So, catch and release would not be legal in this case.
“Just get an air rifle and shoot it… job done!” Mike Jones, another commenter, chimed in.
Other commenters joked about how it “could be worse” or reminded them of the scene from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
The Facebook thread started getting out of hand, though, and Carla Tel– the group’s administrator– eventually disabled comments.
She also finally updated everyone on the town’s next steps concerning the squirrel situation.
“The squirrel is being taken to a rescue. So, it will live safely, since releasing it in the wild away from its local area would mean no food or shelter and possible attacks from other squirrels,” Carla wrote.
She also defended Nicola, the group’s original squirrel-poster, from hate.
“This lady was just trying to help. It’s Christmas!” added Carla.
To see the original Facebook post and read the outrageous comment thread, visit the link here.
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