The Scottish SPCA said Alvin was found in the city's Porchester Street on Monday afternoon. Inspector Stacey Erwin said he was lucky not to have suffocated or been crushed to death. She added: "The man who found Alvin said he was just sitting on top of the bin bags when he opened the lid.
"By the time we arrived he had hidden away and it was only when we pulled all the contents out that we found him inside a jar of peanut butter. It's unlikely that he got in there by accident because we also found a black bag full of sawdust, food bowls and a water bottle, which suggests that his owner has dumped their pet along with its bedding and accessories into the bin.
"We'll care for this little guy until we can find him the loving home he deserves." The charity has appealed for anyone with information about Alvin's owner to contact them. Chipmunks are a species of squirrel native to North America but they have become popular pets in recent times. Only captive-born chipmunks can be kept as pets in the UK.
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What a beauty. If they can teach him to sing, he can make them millions.
Super smart people imported the Australain possum into New Zealand (to start a fur trade in the 1800's). In Australia the trees and plants have evolved over millions of years to be able to survive possums. New Zealand trees had no animals to worry about so never developed a defence. Possums love New Zealand trees, they strip them bare, basically destroying the forests. Possums are considered a pest here in New Zealand, they are a protected species in Australia. People here (not people like me) run them over when they find them crossing the road.
Imported animals; not a good idea.
I'm curious, WilliamRocket, what do you want to do with these possums in New Zealand? Catch them and ship to Australia? And if Australians don't accept them? Concentration camps?
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