If the words of the director at a wildlife rehab center do not register, maybe the pictures she posted will.
The images show scratches, cuts and scarred flesh.
The injuries occurred because Emilie Nelson, who runs North Carolina Wildlife Rehab, tried to take care of a squirrel that had been raised as a pet from the time it was a baby.
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Jedburgh! Ninja! Cut you!
There is a reason your momma told you to never play with your food.
Squirrels are assholes, end of story.
My mother-in-law had a friend who lost her arm below the elbow to a “pet” racoon that grew a little too big.
Tree rats.