N.J. warns: Don't eat squirrel near dump

First of all eating a squirrel is pretty damn nasty. Second of all anyone who has to be warned about eating squirrels they shoot by a toxic waste dump whould just be told to eat them. We can do with less of these people. Am I right?

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey has warned squirrel hunters near a toxic waste dump about consuming the critters because they could be contaminated with lead.

It is the first time the state has cautioned Ringwood residents - many who are members of the Ramapough Mountain Indian tribe who hunt and fish in the area - about their squirrel intake, said Tom Slater, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Senior Services.

A lead-contaminated squirrel was found in the area two months ago, prompting the agency, along with the state Department of Environmental Protection, to send out letters advising that adults eat squirrel no more than twice a week and even less for children and pregnant women.

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