do not feed the squirrels
they might look cute and fuzzy. but they're rodents. they carry the same diseases as rats. like bubonic plague and rabies. feeding squirrels is a particular problem in cuesta park near here. the squirrels are extremely bold. they'll go into strollers and chew through tupperware. they'll bite and scratch hands that feed them. three people have been bitten recently. dozens have been scratched. one squirrel pounced a 4 year old boy who was repeatedly scratched and bitten while he ran screaming through the park. he got rabies shots. in the ass. with a needle bigger than him. every day for 10 days. they are /extremely/ painful. as shoo says, you cannot make this stuff up. please ask others to not feed the squirrels. and inform them of the consequences.