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Bad Economy Puts Cities at Risk of Rat Invasion
"While recession, foreclosure, and crumbling urban infrastructure grate on us humans, there's one pretty smart mammal who's living the life of Riley right now: the sewer rat.
American cities are on the verge of a rat invasion, warns small-mammal biologist and self-described "rat pack" member Dale Kaukeinen (in college "all the good animals were taken," he says) in a new study. And redemption, it turns out, is both personal and political.
"The problem of rats is just a symptom of a declining and weakening infrastructure, and it's one of the more visible symptoms of depressed cities struggling to face their problems," says Mr. Kaukeinen in an interview."
the only sensible solution
"While recession, foreclosure, and crumbling urban infrastructure grate on us humans, there's one pretty smart mammal who's living the life of Riley right now: the sewer rat.
American cities are on the verge of a rat invasion, warns small-mammal biologist and self-described "rat pack" member Dale Kaukeinen (in college "all the good animals were taken," he says) in a new study. And redemption, it turns out, is both personal and political.
"The problem of rats is just a symptom of a declining and weakening infrastructure, and it's one of the more visible symptoms of depressed cities struggling to face their problems," says Mr. Kaukeinen in an interview."
the only sensible solution
posted by nolocontendere at 10:57 PM
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my 9 year old cat hunted over 30 small rats and a few mice in a 6 week period August and Sept, and I live in a nice neighborhood in San Francisco. He's still catching one or two every 4 or 5 days. It's really disgusting because he likes to bring them in half alive and play with them but he loves the chase more than anything.
my cats are up to date on their rabies shots, btw.
I really miss my two old toms who died before we moved to the SW.
You have a good hunter there, anon, he's probably bringing them back so you can have fun too :o
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