May 21, 2007 5:49 pm US/Eastern
Woman Bitten After Nursing Squirrel
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) ―
A 47-year-old woman who wanted to help a sickly squirrel ended up being scratched and bitten by the animal, according to a police report.
She said she found the squirrel in her window sill about three weeks ago and it looked very small and sick so "she was trying to care for it," the report said.
The Janesville woman said she tried to release the animal Friday when it got loose in her house and, when she picked it up, it bit her on a finger and scratched a hand.
The Rock County Humane Society took custody of the squirrel, and the woman was advised to seek medical attention if she saw signs of an infection, according to the police report.
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