Scott Hollifield: And now, a public service announcement about meth-fueled attack squirrels SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Jul 5, 2019 Jul 5, 2019 Updated Nov 12, 2019 0 PIXABAY Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SCOTT HOLLIFIELD BY SCOTT HOLLIFIELDkAmk2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iC9@==:7:6=5o>45@H6==?6HD]4@>QmC9@==:7:6=5o>45@H6==?6HD]4@>k^2mk^AmkAm#6256CD D@>6E:>6D D6?5 >6 =6EE6CD @C 6>2:=D @C ADJ49:4 >6DD286D E6==:?8 >6 E96J 6?;@J65 2 4@=F>? @C 2D<:?8 >6 E@ 96=A E96> 86E @FE @7 AC:D@? @C DF886DE:?8 x E24<=6 2 E@A:4 @7 :?E6C6DE E@ E96>]k^AmkAm%9:D 6>2:= 7C@> (2C5 :? (2=?FE r@G6[ }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 :D @?6 @7 E9@D6] %96 DF3;64E =:?6 C625D “>6E92>A96E2>:?6 2EE24< DBF:CC6=]”k^Am kAm“s62C |C] w@==:7:6=5 \\ ~?46 >@C6 x 2> 7@C465 E@ HC:E6 J@F Wx 4@?E24E65 J@F 2 76H J62CD 28@ 23@FE D@>6E9:?8 \ x E9:?< :E H2D >@?<6JDX 2?5 2D<[ 56>2?5 ‘H9J ?@ H@C5 23@FE E96 >6E9 DBF:CC6= pzp s66K?FEDn’ xD :E E92E J@F 5@?VE 4@?D:56C DBF:CC6= ?6HD 2D 4@>A6==:?8 2D >@?<6J ?6HDn (6== 96C6 :? 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