Secret Squirrel
10-12-2005, 01:29 PM
SQUIRRELS are getting hooked on crack cocaine — hidden by addicts in gardens.
They are digging up the stashes and eating the mega-addictive drug, which comes in small chunks.
Several have been spotted behaving bizarrely in Brixton, South London, since a police blitz against pushers and users.
One resident said: “My neighbour said dealers had used my garden to hide crack.
“Just an hour earlier I’d seen a squirrel digging in the flower-beds.
“It was ill-looking and its eyes looked bloodshot, but it kept on desperately digging. It seems a strange thing to say, but it seemed to know what it was looking for.”
Other residents have seen squirrels become unusually aggressive.
The RSPCA said: “These animals are big foragers. They are attracted by smell and will dig up what they fancy.
“If a squirrel did open a bag of crack and start consuming it there is no doubt it would die pretty quickly.”
Crack squirrels are a recognised problem in America. They are common in parks used by addicts in New York and Washington DC.
They have been known to attack park visitors in their search for a fix.
link (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005460823,00.html)
Yea I know, almost or certainly too stupid to believe...but the Sun is always good for a little amusement.
They are digging up the stashes and eating the mega-addictive drug, which comes in small chunks.
Several have been spotted behaving bizarrely in Brixton, South London, since a police blitz against pushers and users.
One resident said: “My neighbour said dealers had used my garden to hide crack.
“Just an hour earlier I’d seen a squirrel digging in the flower-beds.
“It was ill-looking and its eyes looked bloodshot, but it kept on desperately digging. It seems a strange thing to say, but it seemed to know what it was looking for.”
Other residents have seen squirrels become unusually aggressive.
The RSPCA said: “These animals are big foragers. They are attracted by smell and will dig up what they fancy.
“If a squirrel did open a bag of crack and start consuming it there is no doubt it would die pretty quickly.”
Crack squirrels are a recognised problem in America. They are common in parks used by addicts in New York and Washington DC.
They have been known to attack park visitors in their search for a fix.
link (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005460823,00.html)
Yea I know, almost or certainly too stupid to believe...but the Sun is always good for a little amusement.