that device is for launching clay pigeons. It probably harms the squirrel to hit it that hard.

Pretty sure that falls under animal cruelty. Not cool.

Yeah that definitely falls under the "hurr, hurr, lookit' ma! I'ma retard!" level of humor.

One day he's going to do this to the wrong kind of squirrel, and while he's standing there cackling and congratulating himself on another of man's triumphs over nature, the squirrel is going to unfurl her little arm flaps, perform a graceful 180 degree bank and enter a steep high-speed dive, razor-sharp incisors leading, and screaming death from above as she homes in on her new found nutty prey.

Kinetic energy is their ally. Never forget.

Scale it up for Jehovah's Witnesses and you've got a video.

Man, that's just mean.

Awww the poor squirrel... It was just trying to get something to eat...

This video, or one like it was sifted about 5 years ago to much fanfare and many votes....Fast-forward to the now, and animal cruelty comments....The world is either becoming a kinder, gentler, peaceful place or worse, people are more concerned about the well-being of a resilient, mite-infested tree-rat (able to absorb shocks like a fall from great heights, hello??) than that of the human race being fist-fucked by a small minority of the same...Maybe this one's more you speed:

http://videosift.com/video/Squirrel-Takes-a-Seat-to-Eat or this one
http://videosift.com/video/Squirrel-Go-Round

Kinna cruel but I'm guessing the squirrels' no worse for the wear and they do invariably, come back for more. Personally, I prefer this one:
http://videosift.com/video/Homemade-Squirrel-Catapult
and the water-sprinkler squirrel thingy, which I can't find here.

There's a June Foray joke in here somewhere...

Your "comment" is a non sequitur. You cannot equate cruelty to animals with the disparity between humans. The "mite infested tree rat," as you put it, has as much right to a cruelty free life as you. If you cannot see that, then you are part of the problem.

While this may seem cruel, if the people doing it were suffering damage to their home from squirrels it may actually be more humane than the alternative. What is the alternative? That's what I asked the SPCA. The answer, trap them live in a cage and immerse them cage and squirrel in a barrel of water. Any form of termination was considered humane as long as it was quick. By the way, this came about after wiring in my attic shorted after having the insulation chewed off by squirrels.

I love squirrels, you didactic prune, and do not endorse injuring animals of any kind, even for sport. I will for meat, take out meat. I have eaten squirrel, and it's not that great-Admittedly, this contraption used for the purpose represented is extreme-Part of the problem? What problem would that be?

A vast majority of humans are mite-infested as well, and those that are I would invite into my home after a proper delouse, a shit, and some medical attention.

Squirrels carry disease and spread their shit around, eat your domesticated pet's and your bird's food, harass house cats in some instances, and breed and tear up your landscaped areas. Some folks like em, some don't have an opinion. As many as you tried to relocate or eliminate, they'd return. What's your point, I agree with the one I think you are making but not with the last sentence-So-right back at ya, ya self-righteous fella ya.