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ChatGPT image description: Three medieval French soldiers prepare an absurd dish outdoors. One pours creamy soup over a squirrel into a bowl while another squirrel sits angrily in a wooden cage. Potatoes, leeks, onions, herbs, a mortar and pestle, and a large pot complete the comically elaborate “Vichy squirrel” preparation.

988. Consuming or Preparing Vichy Squirrel

October 02, 2026 by Don Schaffner

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming or preparing Vichy squirrel.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️
Professor Ben - risky ☣️

  • Vichy - Wikipedia
  • Mortar and pestle - Wikipedia
  • Monty Python - The French Taunter - HD WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES - YouTube
  • Native and introduced squirrels in Italy host different Cryptosporidium spp. - ScienceDirect
  • A Peek into the Bacterial Microbiome of the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
  • What Diseases Can Squirrels Carry? - Varmint Gone
  • All About Squirrels: 6 Common Questions - Waltham Pest Services
  • Bucknell University EHS/Risk Compliance Guide Eastern Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)
988. Consuming or Preparing Vichy Squirrel
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October 02, 2026 /Don Schaffner
Squirrel, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Cross-contamination
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