Amsterdam, Netherlands (AP) - Stung by public outrage, KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines apologized yesterday for using a
shredding machine to kill 440 Chinese squirrels shipped
illegally to the Netherlands. KLM called Monday's
slaughter an unethical mistake, but said it had little
choice after failing to find a new home for the furry
rodents, which arrived from China last week without proper
documentation en route to a collector in Athens, Greece.
In a statement, the airline said it "made a grave mistake
on ethical grounds".

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• Re: Airline shreds squirrels Tim 20:24:56 4/17/99 (0)
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• Can you cite the reference please? Tiffany 13:02:00 4/17/99 (2)
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• OH MY GOD.. did they do that on PURPOSE?!! Flyte 11:47:53 4/17/99 (0)