NEW YORK CITY BEING INVADED BY `SQRATS'?

NEW YORK CITY BEING INVADED BY `SQRATS'?

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- It may sound like something out of a bad sci-fi movie, but a New York woman claims the Big Apple is being invaded by a strange creature that's part squirrel, part rat. New York fashion designer Ivy Supersonic claims the squirrel-rats -- or "sqrats" -- have the head of a rat, beady eyes and sharp teeth. Sightings of the critters have been reported in several New York parks for the past two months. However, Kyle Burkhart of New York's Center for Animal Care and Control says he's never heard of a sqrat and suspects its an urban legend similar to the old "alligator in the sewer story." Despite the city's skepticism, the designer still claims hundreds of "sqrats" have infested an area called Stuyvesant Town and she fears it's only a matter of time before the creatures attack humans.

CONTACT: Ivy Supersonic, ****; (212) 780-0582; Kyle Burkhart, ****; NYC; (212) 442-2073