In Reply to: Airline shreds squirrels posted by Thomas on April 16, 1999 at 23:01:27:

: 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".

I cannot cite any references on this but I heard about this on the news a few days ago.
Mike

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