Apparently this week is Only In LA week: the week where the east coast feels free to make fun of us for being ridiculous. After armed dognapping and the mayor’s bus getting tagged with him in it, the latest story comes from Santa Monica – which I vehemently have to add is not part of Los Angeles.
Afraid that a population explosion among squirrels in a city park could pose a public health risk, Santa Monica officials are ready to try a proven method of dealing with the problem: birth control shots.
Plans call for squirrels in Palisades Park to be injected with an immuno-contraceptive vaccine to stunt sexual development. Breeding season runs from February to April, but the inoculations will take place this summer when the squirrels are most active outdoors and easier to trap.
Mountain View sees fit to just kill them (there’s aggressive squirrels?), and my solution is similar though somewhat unique:
Deploy Jeff The Giant Orange Cat to the westside!
