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Oh… I thought you meant my mom. Because that seems really out of character for her.
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In my vicinity it is not legal to keep wildlife. If you do find such an animal you are supposed to turn it over to the city animal control authorities.
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In the UK that would be like rescuing a baby rat. The native American grey squirrel has come close to wiping out the native British red squirrel thanks to the former’s more aggressive nature and the transmission of a disease which is harmless to the grey but fatal to the red. Releasing a grey squirrel back into the wild is actually illegal here.
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A house full of dogs? What could possibly go wrong?
I see a grey squirrel any more, it might as well be a starving polar bear for all the wholesomeness it projects. Rats with fluffy tails, is all they are, ecologically speaking.
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I’m reminded yet again of how folks in the US brought grey squirrels out of the woods and into the cities:
Squirrels on the Boston Common and in the Public Garden there are still of chinchilla-sized proportions, and still mug people for food. And people still find them cute enough to feed. 
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That said, rats can also be pretty adorable; and their tails aren’t even fuzzy.
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Same in the U.S., there are always consequences…
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Fuck off everybody! It’s a cute little animal and I’m here for it!!!
(Haha!)
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