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Gatwick train cancelled after squirrels board and 'refuse to leave' (news.sky.com)

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The squirrels jumped on the Great Western Railway (GWR) 8.54am train from Reading to Gatwick on Monday, forcing passengers to flee to other carriages.

The passengers alerted staff, who tried to lure the squirrels off the train at Redhill with snacks, before trying to force them off with brooms - but to no avail.

They subsequently called the journey off entirely.

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[–] Deebster 25 points 2 months ago (12 children)

forcing passengers to flee

Err, why? We know they're not rabid since it's the UK, so why not just ignore them?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (9 children)

How do you know they’re not rabid? (Serious question)

[–] Deebster 11 points 2 months ago

Others have answered, but the UK has been rabies free for over a century!

The British Isles (GB and Ireland) have been rabies free since the disease was eradicated in terrestrial animals in 1922.

per DEFRA

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