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Release of rescued squirrel goes very, very wrong

Never release an injured squirrel with a playful cat around.
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Brian Koerber
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Release of rescued squirrel goes very, very wrong
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After nursing an injured squirrel back to life, a kind family from Collierville, Tennessee, decided it was time to return their little buddy to the wild.

But Tom the cat had other plans.

After placing the baby squirrel on a tree in their yard, the man in the clip affectionately rubs its back.

"There you go. Go on up that tree," the man says. Then, out of nowhere, Tom swoops in and rips the poor little squirrel right off the tree.

According to the YouTube description, Tom did drop the squirrel at the family's front door, as cats do. Unfortunately, the poor little thing did eventually succumb to its initial injuries -- though Tom totally had nothing to do with it.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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