Guest Editorial

NOTE: This Editorial is from my friend Antnee, my local squirrel savant and historian. He has asked that we post this and frankly I take no position here. Also Antnee is an avid Breitbart reader so for any of you who would object please forward them directly to him at antnee@telmarc.com

To whom it may be concerned:

I have just finished a Breitbart news piece which I find offensive. Not from Breitbart but from the airline. They state:

A video showed a Frontier Airlines employee and police escorting the woman off of the aircraft at Orlando International Airport after she brought the animal onto the flight bound for Cleveland Tuesday evening. The passenger stated in her Frontier Airlines reservation that she would be bringing an “emotional support animal” on board the flight, but did not specify that it was a squirrel. Frontier Airlines said in a statement that “rodents, including squirrels, are not allowed” on flights. Airline staff discovered the squirrel, advised the woman of the airline’s policy, and asked her to leave the flight.

First and most importantly the airline calls us "rodents". That is a fallacy, we are squirrels, rats are rodents, we are squirrels.  We resent being called the "R" word. Do you see any New Yorkers resting and feeding rats? No. They feed squirrels, and we help them relax. We are a comfort animal if there ever were any. Go to Central Park and what do you see, young children feeding us and we entertaining and loving these young humans! If we were the rodents the airline contends then would any reasonable parent allow this? No! Argument over!

Police escorts! How tragic. We squirrels strongly object to this form of speciest behavior. After all, we are in close daily proximity with all humans. Admittedly some humans have selected us for their meals, I understand that humans have even consumed other humans, but after all we cannot all be human.

So the next time this despicable type of anti-species behavior occurs, I suggest we find whoever makes all those great signs and hats and have a march on Washington!

Thank you for your time,

Antnee Squirrel