Squirrels to not carry rabies.
“Squirrels to not carry rabies.”
Humans would not be in danger.
“Squirrels, mice, and other small rodents have only very rarely been found to have rabies, and have never been known to transmit rabies to humans or other animals.”
Now raccoons can and do.
But still if you are handling animals you should be wearing gloves and using proper equipment if you are wearing proper gloves the chances of the animals teeth making contact with your skin to infect you with anything is, once again, so rare as to be statistically zero.
None of this was necessary. It reminds me of that movie A Dog's Way Home where the animal control officer just had a major stick up his... you know.
If the paperwork is not proper, you knock on the door and hand them a ticket. That is it. Why all the drama?
A squirrel or a racoon being manhandled by angry shouting strangers are going to exercise their God given right to self defense.