http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,172612,00.html

Squirrels in Brixton, South London, have been observed behaving bizarrely — and authorities there believe it may be because they're hooked on crack cocaine hidden by addicts, according to the London Sun.

A recent crackdown by cops on dealers and addicts is thought to have inspired users to start hiding their stashes in the ground — which the squirrels are digging up.

"My neighbor said dealers had used my garden to hide crack," one Brixton resident told the Sun.

"Just an hour earlier I'd seen a squirrel digging in the flower-beds," the resident told the paper. "It was ill-looking and its eyes looked bloodshot, but it kept on desperately digging. It seems a strange thing to say, but it seemed to know what it was looking for."

So-called "crack squirrels" are already acknowledged as a problem in American cities such as Washington, D.C., and New York.

10/19/2005 3:19:18 PM

ke? ke? ke?

10/19/2005 3:24:47 PM

I called bluff and clicked the link.

I've been humbled for the day.

10/19/2005 3:29:24 PM

Just like liberals, blaming everyone but the squirrels.

10/19/2005 3:31:26 PM

No, it's clearly t3h crack.

10/19/2005 4:10:36 PM

10/19/2005 7:50:22 PM

Ain't nuthin wrong with a little crack rock every now and then.

10/19/2005 8:35:40 PM