BBC NEWS | Europe | Russian squirrel pack 'kills dog'

Squirrel death squad strikes in Russian village.
It has recently been reported by the BBC that a "Russian squirrel pack" has killed a dog. Don't believe it! This bit of sensationalism by the international press is just a well orchestrated smear campaign by some squirrel extremist groups. The main evidence for the entire story is in the eyewitness accounts of several "villagers". More likely these villagers were crusaders for the ASPS (Albino Squirrel Preservation Society) or Red Alert (A group of red squirrel loyalists) posing as villagers from the Russian town of Lazo. These kind of smear tactics are not uncommon by squirrel extremist groups. They use fear and intimidation to bully local media into running a story with some outrageous claim in the hopes that the publicity damages the reputation of other squirrel groups.

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