They stayed five hours, a typical over-reach by the government and disrespect of
animals like the police shooting dogs for barking.
Should have said Peanut was from Mexico, therefore he had protected status. By the way, where is peanut’s free money.
And one can be sure that there were many more hours spent a.) deciding to do it, b.) planning the raid, c.) running it by Legal, d.) choosing the team members, e.) practicing/dry-runs, etc. etc. etc.
This absurd event likely cost tens of thousands of dollars. This is not a concern for government agencies on a mission.
And at no time, apparently, did any of the individuals involved ask “What in the world are we doing? How about we just leave the damn squirrel alone???”
Peanut switched some votes, and probably got some people to the polls. This was a nearly perfect embodiment of all that people loathe about leftists/democrats.