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From Meat Eaters World News Headquarters in Bozman, Montana, this is Cowell's Week in Review with Ryan Cal-Alla.

Here's Cal.

Over in Connecticut, East Hartford Animal Control fielded a complaint this week about two squirrels who were discovered painted head to toe, one in red paint, the other in

blue. Has the partisan divide in this country gotten so bad that it spread even to our bushy-tailed

brethren? The department put out a notice calling for any info that could lead to the perpetrator

in the case, but so far they have no leads. Although the squirrels didn't appear to be in distress,

under the law, it's still considered an act of animal cruelty to trap and paint squirrels.

In fact, last year in nearby Putnam County, a 62-year-old man was arrested for exactly

this crime after catching squirrels in a Havahart trap in his backyard, painting them with

apple red rustolium, and releasing them in a have-a-heart trap in his backyard, painting them with apple-red

rustolium, and releasing them in a nearby public park. The motive? According to Daniel Franz,

the Department of Environmental Conservation Officer who made the arrest, the man said he,

quote, wanted to keep track of the ones that were returning to his yard, disturbing the birds,

and causing his dogs to bark.

The Putnam County man was charged with illegally trapping, transporting, and releasing wildlife,

as well as three counts of poisoning or attempting to poison animals.

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