Rodent’s Revenge
The Animal Uprising™ has unleashed its latest horror on the unsuspecting people of New Jersey. This time it's chemical warfare. They are releasing toxic squirrels in the Garden State.
TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey has warned squirrel hunters near a toxic waste dump about consuming the critters because they could be contaminated with lead.
It is the first time the state has cautioned Ringwood residents _ many who are members of the Ramapough Mountain Indian tribe who hunt and fish in the area _ about their squirrel intake, said Tom Slater, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Senior Services.
A lead-contaminated squirrel was found in the area two months ago, prompting the agency, along with the state Department of Environmental Protection, to send out letters advising that adults eat squirrel no more than twice a week and even less for children and pregnant women.
Lead, which is harmful in small amounts, can damage the nervous system, red blood cell production and the kidneys.
"We've known for a long time something was wrong here, we just didn't know what it was," resident Myrtle Van Dunk said.
Which, unfortunately, gibes with the track record of New Jersey state authorities tasked with actually protecting their citizens. They demonstrated that recently when the big stink rolled through the area. So, our information may actually be somewhat out of date then. Then actual release of the toxic squirrels may have been accomplished 30 years ago. It just took the New Jersey bureaucrats that long to notice it.
You tax dollars in action, folks. Or is that, "inaction".
By Kevin Thompson, Thursday, 25 January , 2007 @ 10:32 pm
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In this age of political correctness and the ever present opportunity take advantage of the market, do not be surprised if you hear an ad campaign like this:
“Gray during the day, and they glow at night, with fuzzy little tales, they’re friendly and wont bite.”
“The New Jersey squirrels are cuddly it’s true.”
“Wouldn’t you like to take one home with you?”
“New Jersey Squirrels, you’ll be nuts over them”
Kevin Thompson
(Edited - Kevin, no more commercials. That is the last edit I will do.)