Since 1998, Santa Monica has been cited five times by Los Angeles County for squirrel overpopulation. But suppression methods used, including euthanasia, have angered animal-loving activists.

• 自一九九八年起，洛杉矶郡已五度指出圣塔莫尼卡的松鼠过度繁殖。不过，采用了安乐死等抑制方法，已触怒了保育动物人士。