no, but the squirrel had never been given a rabies shot so they used that as an excuse to euthanize it. the squirrel lived indoors 100% of the time and wasn't around any other outdoor animals that could have made it sick so this whole story just seems like a case of bureaucratic overreach. the guy wasn't abusing the squirrel and didn't seem to be doing anything wrong and but since it's technically an "exotic pet," he wasn't supposed to have it so animal control stepped in. one theory about why they really euthanized it was because the squirrel was so tame and so used to humans that they would never be able to introduce it back into the wild so they just killed it instead.
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