" . . . many people live so far from nature and farming, and don't realize the dangers of treating wild animals as domestic . . . ."
Maybe squirrels look cute because of their big eyes and bushy tails, but they are rodents, like rats, who can bring in many diseases. I don't think I'd want any around me, even a baby one.
What diseases?
Reminds me of a cartoon I saw once where a rat was gluing fur to his tail. Another rat asked him what he was doing and the first rat replied that he was "social climbing"!