Dangerous CA Squirrel That Sent 2 People To The ER Was Likely Raised By Humans: Report

SAN RAFAEL, CA — A particularly violent squirrel that attacked several people in the Bay Area in recent weeks was likely raised by humans, wildlife experts told SFGATE.

At least two people went to an emergency room in the San Rafael area after they were scratched up and bitten by the squirrel.

According to experts, raising baby squirrels may seem like a good idea, but it can have disastrous results.

"It is actually a really cruel thing to do," Alison Hermance, director of communications at the San Rafael wildlife rescue center WildCare told SFGATE.

Hermance believes the squirrel was raised by humans.

"Usually, when an animal is showing aggression like this, it means that he wasn't raised to be tamed," Hermance told the newspaper. "He was raised to not be scared of people, and that is something that wouldn't be treatable."

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Joan Heblack told ABC7 that she was on her morning walk through Lucas Valley in San Rafael when the violent squirrel attacked her.

"It clamped onto my leg," Heblack said. "I was like 'Get it off me, get off me!' I didn't want to touch it."

The squirrel reportedly bit and clawed her legs, resulting in a trip to the emergency room.

"It came out of nowhere. I didn't see him running up to me at all," Heblack said.

Meanwhile, Isabel Campoy and her neice say they were walking along the same area when they were attacked.

"Squirrel went from the floor tried to jump up to my face, I tried to protect my face, my arm was completely overcome by squirrel," Campoy told ABC7. "Finally it jumped off, by then I was full of blood, I run to the emergency room."