Squirrel Slam hunting event is driving animal rights activists nuts

This weekend, dreams do come true for the legions of people in upstate New York who have been itching to pump bullets into fluffy-tailed squirrels. The seventh annual "Hazzard County Squirrel Slam" sold out its 1,000 tickets to squirrel-haters yearning for a chance to win hunting prizes for killing squirrels and then brag about the hunt over a dinner. Animal rights activists protested the slaughter as being cruel and a terrible example for children. But have they every seen a squirrel attack a pine cone covered with peanut butter? Left unchecked, the squirrel population could become bold enough to — gasp! — pull a muffin right out of a person's hands. Do you want to live in that kind of nightmare world? [Source]

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