A case of mistaken identity
Posted Apr 7, 2012 8:56 am.
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Rats!
Only in this case, it’s an expression of relief, not a nervous cry over the site of the creepy rodents.
It turns out that a dead animal found Thursday in the mechanical room of a southeast apartment building wasn’t a dreaded Norweigan rat after all.
After closer inspection of the decaying rodent, Bylaw Services says it was a bald-tailed squirrel. Bylaw boss Bill Bruce tells the Calgary Herald, if you look at the carcass closely, the dead animal has the wrong shape for a rat.
Alberta has had a rat-free program in place since the 1950’s.
The latest scare took place when a serviceman discovered the dead rodent in a Midnapore apartment complex in the 800 block of Midridge Drive.
