It's illegal in many states.
Possibly also disease-related reasons - remember COVID.
You can keep a frigging squirrel with a permit. But they killed it before the owner's rehabilitator permit was approved.
They do this for dangerous animals or non-native animals, not a commonly found squirrel.
Btw, communists hate pets. Because they humanise people. Look at the crap they come up with.
Fascists’ Love For Animals And Politics Of Hate
As Indians are sinking amid a pandemic, its camera addicted, selfie-savvy Narendra Modi is busy sharing his own multi-tasking photos, photography skills and love for wildlife.
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The main reason for this is the right wing believes animals are far more virtuous and have qualities absent in humans, as said by Hitler. This is part of their agenda of maintaining a small family alongside pets. With fascists becoming friends of animals in Europe, the communists took the opposite view.
And this is how we get this:
Another way for leftists to suck the life out of people.