Squirrels and Rabies

Officials in Santa Monica, Calif., want to give squirrels birth control shots to stunt their sexual development, the Associated Press reported last week.
Experts have warned the city that a population boom among ground squirrels could increase the risk of rabies.
The ground squirrels in California are similar in appearance to our tree squirrels, except they burrow into the ground.
Our grey squirrels aren't likely to carry rabies, according to the National Center for Infectious Diseases.
Small rodents (such as squirrels, rats, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, and chipmunks, ) and lagomorphs (such as rabbits and hares) are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to cause rabies among humans in the United States, they report on their Web site http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/ques&ans/q&a.htm#What%20is%20the%20risk%20of%20rabies%20from%20squirrels,%20mice,%20rats,%20and%20other%20rodents