The propensity of addiction

I think we need to lobby for a new law, one that enforces the throwing of cigarette butts into an appropriate container. With one caveat, however: it must be squirrel proof. Squirrel proof, you ask? Yes, my friend, squirrel proof. You see, if all God's creatures can't take care of themselves and aren't able to read the sides of the packages warning them of throat cancer and other terrible conditions, who is to be responsible for their poor choices?

Fresh upon the heels of hearing on the news about a poor black lab, who had found and ingested a large amount of marijuana while on his daily walk(leaving him stoned out of his mind), I left the house to walk down to Nova's Bakery for an iced chai. Imagine my surprise, when walking down Thomas Avenue, I spotted a squirrel picking up a cigarette butt. At first, I assumed he was taking it to be part of his nest lining. But stopping to watch, I discovered how very wrong I was. He scampered about 15 feet up a tree, turned to look at me and then proceeded to very enthusiastically begin ingesting his treasured find. That's right, he ate the cigarette butt.

So, I ask you, friend. If this adolescent squirrel doesn't know any better than to eat a cigarette butt, than who will save him from his ignorance?? Will you? Or will you allow him to continue in his errant ways, ingesting second hand tobacco into his tiny little lungs? Can you continue on today, knowing that all over this world, poor hormonal squirrels are sitting at the tops of their trees trying to look cool and killing themselves in the process?

Free the squirrels from substance addiction! Protect your fellow creature!! All of God's creatures deserve clean lungs!! (please feel free to add your slogan)