Hi all

Bad news on the wild life front.
Looked out into the back garden this morning and noticed a squirrel sat in
an unusual pose.
Appeared to be digging for nuts, but with his (her) tail laid along his
back.
About 1/2 hour later, SWMBO saw that he was now laid out on his side.
Being a nurse she started on about twisted bowels etc etc.
Anyway I have to be prepared to face a deceased squirrel when I return this
evening.
I know some people in the group consider them pests and would say good
riddance, but I like to see them.

The problem comes in disposing of the remains.
Do I put him in the green bin as this is destined for landfill, or are there
a million and one rules about not including ex-squirrels or other animals in
domestic waste?
I am reluctant to bury him in the garden as we are remodelling and would no
doubt end up digging him up again.
We only have a small composter, so this is not suitable.
SWMBO does not like the Hugh Fernley-Wittingstall approach and I have no
intention of learning butchery at the expense of the recently departed.

So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil

So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil


On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch it
either, If its a Red, let the Rangers or local National trust know.

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So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil


On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch it
either,

Why?

Mary

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On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch it
either,

Why?

Mary



I assume because Sheila was concerned as to why it died?

I'll buy that although I didn't know there were any contagious diseases
common to squirrel and man :-)

I'm concerned about how it died too.

Mary

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"Sheila" wrote in message
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So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil


On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch it
either,

Why?

Mary



I assume because Sheila was concerned as to why it died?
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Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch it
either,

Why?

Mary

I assume because Sheila was concerned as to why it died?

I'll buy that although I didn't know there were any contagious diseases
common to squirrel and man :-)

I'm concerned about how it died too.

Mary

Perhaps rabies? My husband told me there was an outbreak of rabies in
the UK some years ago, do you remember hearing about that Mary?

Judith

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On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch
it
either,

Why?

Mary

I assume because Sheila was concerned as to why it died?

I'll buy that although I didn't know there were any contagious diseases
common to squirrel and man :-)

I'm concerned about how it died too.

Mary

Perhaps rabies? My husband told me there was an outbreak of rabies in
the UK some years ago, do you remember hearing about that Mary?

Yes but I doubt that contact with a dead rabid squirrel would infect one.

Mary

Judith

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On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch it
either,
Why?
Mary
I assume because Sheila was concerned as to why it died?
I'll buy that although I didn't know there were any contagious diseases
common to squirrel and man :-)

I'm concerned about how it died too.

Mary

Perhaps rabies? My husband told me there was an outbreak of rabies in
the UK some years ago, do you remember hearing about that Mary?

Judith

"In the UK the last human death from indigenous classical rabies
occurred in 1902, and the last case of indigenous terrestrial animal
rabies was in 1922. Most cases of rabies in the UK now occur in
quarantined animals, or in people infected abroad. Since 1946 there have
been 22 deaths in people infected with rabies abroad.

Two imported cases of rabies occurred in 2001, one was acquired in
Nigeria and the other in the Philippines. None of the 22 imported cases
received post-exposure prophylactic treatment for rabies either in the
country of origin or in the UK. In 2003 it was recognised that UK bats
may carry a rabies-like virus, European Bat Lyssavirus 2 (EBL2). A man
who was a bat handler died from EBL2 infection probably acquired in
Scotland."
http://tinyurl.com/599d59

HTH

Bobbie.

TheScullster wrote:
Hi all

Bad news on the wild life front.
Looked out into the back garden this morning and noticed a squirrel sat in
an unusual pose.
Appeared to be digging for nuts, but with his (her) tail laid along his
back.
About 1/2 hour later, SWMBO saw that he was now laid out on his side.
Being a nurse she started on about twisted bowels etc etc.
Anyway I have to be prepared to face a deceased squirrel when I return this
evening.
I know some people in the group consider them pests and would say good
riddance, but I like to see them.

The problem comes in disposing of the remains.
Do I put him in the green bin as this is destined for landfill, or are there
a million and one rules about not including ex-squirrels or other animals in
domestic waste?
I am reluctant to bury him in the garden as we are remodelling and would no
doubt end up digging him up again.
We only have a small composter, so this is not suitable.
SWMBO does not like the Hugh Fernley-Wittingstall approach and I have no
intention of learning butchery at the expense of the recently departed.

So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil


A few years ago, we had a dead young fox in our garden. My wife rang the
council and explained the situation and the reply was that the council
would charge about £50 to dispose of "our dead fox" but if it was on a
public space then they would take it away for nothing.

Young fox had a brief recovery and the council shortly received a call
that there was a dead fox on the pavement outside our house.

Alternatively, you could just put it in the dustbin. It would be better
incinerated as you don't know what it died of (probably rat poison).

dan

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So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil


On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch it
either,

Why?

Mary



I assume because Sheila was concerned as to why it died?
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Probably had a nut allergy.

mark

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| Alternatively, you could just put it in the dustbin. It would be better
| incinerated as you don't know what it died of (probably rat poison).

That is completely wrong. Firstly, most general rubbish is sent to
landfill in the UK; secondly, general incinerators are not positively
the wrong solution if it DID have a disease justifying incineration;
thirdly, the chances of that are infinitesimal; fourthly, rat poisons
are biodegradable.

I would just chuck it on the compost heap. Alternatively, burying it
6" down will leave nothing except a few bones within a very short time.
It would be disapproved of to put it in the green bin, but there is no
good scientific reason to forbid it. Or just chuck it into a hedge
somewhere.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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"Sheila" wrote in message
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So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil


On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch it
either,

Why?

Mary

I have just been on to our local Ranger ( we live in Formby where we have a
Red population and Greys are like the devil to us!) he said the Squirrel pox
which they carry, its not known if it is transmitted from them to us, so he
said, use a pair of gloves, put it in a bag and put it in the bin. I would
burn it myself, but he said its not necessary.

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"Sheila" wrote in message
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So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil


On the bonfire. It is a Grey I presume? Dont physically touch it
either,

Why?

Mary

I have just been on to our local Ranger ( we live in Formby where we have
a Red population and Greys are like the devil to us!) he said the Squirrel
pox which they carry, its not known if it is transmitted from them to us,
so he said, use a pair of gloves, put it in a bag and put it in the bin. I
would burn it myself, but he said its not necessary.


to clarify, he said rubbish bin.

Many thanks

I'll take all necessary precautions (and probably some unnecessary ones just
to be sure).

Phil

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Dan Smithers writes:
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| Alternatively, you could just put it in the dustbin. It would be better
| incinerated as you don't know what it died of (probably rat poison).

That is completely wrong.


What's completely wrong here?

Firstly, most general rubbish is sent to
landfill in the UK;

Quite correct.

secondly, general incinerators are not positively
the wrong solution if it DID have a disease justifying incineration;

so are they the right solution or not?

thirdly, the chances of that are infinitesimal; fourthly, rat poisons
are biodegradable.