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Squirrels cost Clemson $100,000 a year
According to numerous reports, Clemson University has a major squirrel problem.
The Charleston The Post and Courier reports that squirrels are three times more prevalent on the Clemson campus than in normal wooded area, causing numerous problems including damage to trees.
The Independent Mail of Anderson, S.C., reports that a “great squirrel roundup” was held on the campus during December: “Clemson contracted with U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Service biologists to remove an abundance of the critters and then euthanize them.”
Only 200 squirrels were trapped, the amount limited by the National Environmental Policy Act. The SDL applauds this effort but we feel the school has not gone far enough to curtail the bushy-tailed menace.
A bounty should be put on each squirrel. For every squirrel a student brings in dead, the student should receive a 1% cash rebate from their tuition. Problem solved.
Britney: I don’t eat squirrels
According to a recent AFP article, Britney Spears had denied eating squirrels.
Spears ranked the “TOP 75 BULLS#!T Britney Spears stories reported in the media this year.” No. 56 is Britney’s biography increases squirrel meat sales.
Apparently the pop queen has decided to refute the UK tabloid story about her trailer park rodent cuisine.
Britney Spears spurs squirrel meat sales
According to a new biography, pop singer Britney Spears grew up in Louisiana on squirrel meat hunted by her dad, Jaime. Now her fans are following in her footsteps and grabbing up squirrel meat.
Apparently squirrels, possums, and other roadkill were popular in Britney’s trailer park in Louisiana. Her fans are reading about it in her biography, titled “Britney: Inside The Dream”, by British author Steve Dennis, and following in the blond nutcase’s footsteps.
Squirrel meat is considered a favored meat in certain regions of the United States[16] where it can be listed as wild game. This is evidenced by extensive recipes for its preparation found in cookbooks, including older copies of The Joy of Cooking. Squirrel meat can be exchanged for rabbit or chicken in recipes, though it can have a gamey taste. Unlike the healthfulness of most game meat, the American Heart Association has found squirrels to be high in cholesterol.
–Wikipedia