Squirrel attacking residents of Vt. neighborhood

BENNINGTON, Vt.—A Vermont neighborhood is being stalked by a renegade gray squirrel.

Several people in Bennington say they've been attacked by a squirrel over the last few weeks.
Kevin McDonald tells the Bennington Banner he was shoveling snow when the squirrel jumped onto him. He says he threw the animal off, but it twice jumped back onto him. A game warden says there have been other reports, too.

One woman is being treated for exposure to rabies, but Vermont Public Health Veterinarian Robert Johnson says there's never been a case of a squirrel passing rabies to a human.

Johnson says it's possible the squirrel was raised as a pet and lost its fear of humans. He says the squirrel might "go ballistic" when it encounters people it doesn't recognize.

Apart from how ridiculous this whole story is, I love the Public Health Vet. Robert Johnson's analysis of this.  "It's possible the squirrel might 'go ballistic' when it encounters people it doesn't recognize," and that "it's possible the squirrel was raised as a pet and has lost its fear of humans."  Dynamite breakdown Doc.  Maybe he's a pet, maybe he doesn't like people, blah blah blah.  Yeah, sure, maybe.  Maybe he's a daemon squirrel.  Maybe it's not a squirrel at all, and really just a super small ninja.  Maybe it's a ghost.  Come on Johnson, get your shit together.  Stop making shit up.

Also, how soft is Vermont?  That's the shit that you're dealing with up there?  Earthquakes are flying all over the place.  The Middle East is a mess.  Sink holes are popping up every other week.  And Vermont's issue is mean squirrels?  Come on Vermont, be better.