Hey Doug this your squirrel???

[gman0526]

http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_054212652.html

Squirrel Attacks Occur Again In Mountain View Park

Thuy Vu
Reporting

(CBS 5) MOUNTAIN VIEW “He thought I was stealing his chips when he was stealing my chips!” That’s how four-year-old Hayley Allard described what happened Thursday when a squirrel attacked her in Mountain View’s Cuesta Park.

“He was getting my Sun Chips. I reached over to get them and he jumped right in my face and started scratching it,” the girl said.

“It was frightening,” said her mother, Debbie Allard. “It was a very scary thing to have happened. It was traumatizing.”

Squirrels in Cuesta Park have attacked at least 20 people since last spring. Hayley had to get a tetanus shot. Her doctor decided she didn’t need one for rabies. There are signs in the children’s play area warning about aggressive squirrels and prohibiting food, but the Allard family doesn’t feel that’s practical.

“You can put up signs and you can tell people not to have things, but when you have more than one person, like if you have two small children, it’s really hard to do a full body search on everybody to make sure there’s no food,” said Dave Allard, Hayley’s father.

The city has placed traps throughout the park using strollers as part of the bait system, but so far has only caught one squirrel. The Allards want the children’s play area shut down and fenced off until all the aggressive squirrels are trapped. While parents at the park are surprised to hear about the latest attacks, many don’t want to see the play area closed off.

“That’s a little too drastic. Everybody’s playing here, a lot of people,” said Dennis Kanyga of Mountain View.

“I think the ultimate responsibility is up to who’s here with the children,” said Los Altos resident Kyuri Doeden, who was at the park with her son.

Mountain View’s community services director told CBS 5 by phone the park will remain open, but the Allard family doesn’t plan to come back.

“I don’t think it’s a safe place for children to be in until they solve this problem,” said Debbie Allard.

City officials said park visitors created the problem when they fed the squirrels. The animals are now so brazen, they look to humans for food and will attack to get it.

[Twitterbait]

Nah... clifford don't waste his time fighting humans for food. Everyone worships him so much he doesn't even have to ask.

[Junkzoo]

Ditto, Clifford n Daisy eat better than most of us prob do,,,and no need to roust up a meal ruffin up a two legger,,,,,their food is brought to them,,,

Look up "Spoiled Rotten Squirrels ",,,,their pics are next to the listing in the dictionary,,,,LOL

[Rick O]

Gimme a week and I'll solve their squirrel problem. Plus I'll help feed their homeless.

[Doug1]

if no one was shot with an auto BB gun it weren't my squirrel

[Discdogge]

Aggressive squirrels...what's this world coming to?

[Doug1]

Originally Posted by Discdogge

Aggressive squirrels...what's this world coming to?

According to Comedian Tim Bedore, they are the point men of an animal uprising against humans

[know-it-all]

next chimps will be making crude weapons in Africa

oh yeh that happen last week

[Doug1]

hehehehe, i told you so

[Big B]

Hilarious!!! The parents say yes there are signs, but you can not expect us to read and follow their instructions. The park should go the next step and ban this retarded family fromthe park. Heck President Bush should declare them so retarded they can not enter any national park. I wonder if they ignore the signs about the bears too.

[Discdogge]

I know the sign said not to feed the bears, but I had this food and....

[Gilraen Took]

Hilarious!!! The parents say yes there are signs, but you can not expect us to read and follow their instructions. The park should go the next step and ban this retarded family fromthe park. Heck President Bush should declare them so retarded they can not enter any national park. I wonder if they ignore the signs about the bears too.

Rofl. Exactly what I was thinking! Besides, how many 4 year olds know to sneak food into a park instead of just carrying it? But then again it seems to be an American trait for a lot of parents(not even implying all ) to blame others for their failing to watch their kids, or make sure they follow the rules.

This is part of the reason people need stupid warnings on everything. Like the guy who sued Winnebago a while back and got them to put in their manuals that "cruise control" does not equal "auto pilot". Hm. I should go read some Darwin Awards now ^_^

Too bad that poor little girl had to get hurt though because her parents didn't read and she was too young to know what the sign meant most likely.