![]() ![]() It's not something that's tested routinely by us or others," Richardson said. The federal lawsuit alleges Thomas Magee, 54, and two other organ recipients died after transplants from a woman who had contracted a virus from a hamster she bought at a PetSmart store in Warwick, R.I.īruce Richardson, a spokesman for the Phoenix-based chain, would not comment on the lawsuit Wednesday but said the virus is rare. PetSmart Sued for Hamster Blamed in Deaths of Three PeopleĪ woman whose husband died after receiving a liver transplant infected with a rodent virus is suing PetSmart Inc., claiming the chain should have warned customers that hamsters can carry the virus. Wow Yanker, thanks for sharing this story! Who would have thought that a pinecone shortage could cause such an event to occur. "The little beasts are agitated because they have nothing to eat," he added. Komosmolskaya Pravda notes that in a previous incident this autumn chipmunks terrorised cats in a part of the territory.Ī Lazo man who called himself only Mikhalich said there had been "no pine cones at all" in the local forests this year. "If it really happened, things must be pretty bad in our forests," he added. While squirrels without sources of protein might attack birds' nests, he said, the idea of them chewing a dog to death was "absurd". Mikhail Tiyunov, a scientist in the region, said it was the first he had ever heard of such an attack. "When they saw the men, they scattered in different directions, taking pieces of their kill away with them." ![]() "They literally gutted the dog," local journalist Anastasia Trubitsina told Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. ![]() The attack was reported in parkland in the centre of Lazo, a village in the Maritime Territory, and was witnessed by three local people.Ī "big" stray dog was nosing about the trees and barking at squirrels hiding in branches overhead when a number of them suddenly descended and attacked, reports say. They are said to have scampered off at the sight of humans, some carrying pieces of flesh.Ī pine cone shortage may have led the squirrels to seek other food sources, although scientists are sceptical. Passers-by were too late to stop the attack by the black squirrels in a village in the far east, which reportedly lasted about a minute. Squirrels have bitten to death a stray dog which was barking at them in a Russian park, local media report. Local people suggest hunger is driving squirrels to extremes We can custom manufacture traps, cages, graspers, restraint poles and other equipment for just about any job.Here's another squirrel story - This time from Russia If we do not have what you are looking for, please let us know. In addition to our world-renowned live cage traps, Tomahawk Live Trap also offers a large variety of other animal handling equipment such as animal control poles, snake tongs and hooks, cat graspers, paste baits, bird and animal nets, fish and turtle traps, animal handling gloves, and so much more. ![]() Call us at 1-80 to request a free mailed copy. Our 60-page free product catalog features our full line of traps, cages and animal handling products. You do not have to register to order Shop from your Tomahawk Live Trap Catalog Click on the item that interests you and read all about it. Just select a product category to the left and start browsing. Need Help? Call us at 1-80 or email us at Shop our Online Store! or Alaska & Hawaii?Īll orders outside of the US and orders from Alaska and Hawaii need to be processed by email or phone. ![]()
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