
How Common Are Squirrel Attacks?
Squirrels rarely make the headlines, but in late December of 2020, news reports placed the fluffy-tailed rodent in the spotlight. Apparently, at least one of these generally docile animals attacked at least five residents in the Queens Borough of New York City. It did not appear that the residents provoked the incidents. As such, there were claims that the squirrels in question were rabid. The news of vicious squirrels likely caused some Milwaukee residents to cast suspicious glances at the scampering critters in their own neighborhoods.