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RATS!


© Bob Ewing

Aug 11, 2000


Rain, last weekend it rained for at least 24 hours, when it ended mid-morning Sunday, it felt like a mid-Fall morning, heavy clouds, strong winds and about 5 Celsius. This has not been a good growing season and it seems that we are not going to get a warm break as it ends.

I don't want to oversimplify a complex situation but if people could reduce the amount of food waste that is produced daily, we could have a serious impact on the environmental problems that plaque us. For one thing the reduction in food waste would be a reduction in the food supply that is available to the various pests that rely on the landfill sites for their meals.

One of the reasons that rats thrive in an urban environment is the monutains of garbage that humans produce. They receive a veritable smorgasbord plus shelter and nesting material. We have created rat havens in our cities. There is a direct relationship between waste, which includes food waste, and the rat population that infets a city. The sewers are not the only place rats inhabit, although they do give them a convenient transportation system. Rats will move into your house and gladly enjoy the food remains you leave about or most other garbage for that matter.

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6.   Jan 17, 2002 5:16 AM
In response to message posted by LittleRattiePaws:

Greetings, I understand about coming on strong, done it more than once myself. ...

-- posted by Bob_Ewing
5.   Jan 16, 2002 10:39 AM
In response to message posted by Bob_Ewing:

I am so glad that we got this little thing cleared up. Hehe. Didn't mean to be so ...

-- posted by LittleRattiePaws
4.   Jan 16, 2002 10:30 AM
In response to message posted by LittleRattiePaws:

I agree that the problem is human behaviour and not the animals. Introducing sp ...

-- posted by Bob_Ewing
3.   Jan 16, 2002 8:53 AM
In response to message posted by Bob_Ewing:

Mmm... sorry if I got a little on the defense, but it was people who introduced rats ...

-- posted by LittleRattiePaws
2.   Jan 15, 2002 10:27 AM
In response to message posted by LittleRattiePaws:

What downgrade? Rats, not pet ones,are an urban problem which can be controll ...

-- posted by Bob_Ewing



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