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Rat-Infested Cities, Pest Control Industry Concerned With California State Rat Poison Ban
KPIX-TV ^ | July 23, 2019 | Staff

Posted on 07/23/2019 9:44:51 PM PDT by Trump20162020

California is moving toward an all-out rat poison ban statewide. AB-1788 cleared the State Assembly earlier this summer. But the problem with the ban is that some California cities are being overrun by rats.

(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; disease; homeless; pests; poison; rat; ratpoison; rats
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

A good Cage movie.


21 posted on 07/24/2019 4:02:52 AM PDT by wally_bert (Hola. Me llamo Inspector Carlton Lassiter. Me gusta queso.)
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To: Freedom4US
And - after the plague, they will undoubtedly commission a “study” to determine why that is happening. It’s a mystery, they’ll somberly intone.

Solved only by a tax.

22 posted on 07/24/2019 4:19:52 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (To the Left, The truth is Right Wing Extremism.)
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To: Waverunner

LOL


23 posted on 07/24/2019 4:21:54 AM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: Jimmy Valentine

“someone in California government thinks that this will solve the homeless problem.”

It might actually help in that it will lead to the conclusion that “tough love” needs to be applied to immigrants and potential immigrants.


24 posted on 07/24/2019 4:45:49 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: Trump20162020

I wonder if europe at the time of the Black Plague had stupid people who banned killing rats?


25 posted on 07/24/2019 5:48:33 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Trump20162020

California Democrats are nostalgic for the Dark Ages.


26 posted on 07/24/2019 5:52:20 AM PDT by Spok
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To: Trump20162020

The calis really have a great set of “leaders”. These pied-pipers of destruction just go on and on. Nothing these malignancies do surprises me. Thank God I don’t live there.


27 posted on 07/24/2019 5:52:47 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: jonascord

You forgot Bubonic Plague!


28 posted on 07/24/2019 7:26:47 AM PDT by gr8eman (Only the mediocre are always at their best)
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To: Trump20162020

no rat poison because homeless might be eating the critters?


29 posted on 07/24/2019 8:03:57 AM PDT by redhead (PRAYfor little ones inpedo pipeline:child livestock: raped, tortured, and satanically sacrificed.)
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To: Trump20162020

What did they ban?

It has been my understanding for years, major cities just use Vitamin K bate to kill rats... It kills rats, but is harmless to humans which is why it is used.


30 posted on 07/24/2019 8:05:07 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

Eh? I think Vitamin K is an antidote to anti-coagulant poisons. You may have been thinking of Vitamin D3. More info. here:

http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/VPI-PPH-Rodenticides-webinar-Jun-2014.pdf


31 posted on 07/24/2019 8:37:30 AM PDT by Paul R. (The Lib / Socialist goal: Total control of nothing left worth controlling.)
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To: .44 Special

Oh believe me, there is concern. In my Next Door group, there are frequent posts regarding illegal activities in areas where there are homeless encampments. Peeking over fences, drug use, defecation, breaking into yards and garages, and just general odd behavior, in alleyways, doorways, behind businesses, behind dumpsters, in the middle of the street and on sidewalks. In will chime the bleeding heart, how can you be so cruel, you could be in the same situation, they are still people, still human beings, etc. Never mind the activities in residential areas, by schools, churches, grocery stores etc.
The city has taken a hand off approach. They cleaned out some encampments about 15 years ago and got sued to the gills.
Recently a homeowner reported repeatedly trash and debris left by some squatters in the alley behind their house. The city response was that the homeowner must clean up the mess themselves or be fined!


32 posted on 07/24/2019 10:36:48 AM PDT by gracie1 (Look, just because you have to tolerate something doesnÂ’t mean you have to approve of it.)
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To: Paul R.

Maybe.. I just know it was some vitamin that basically was deadly to rats, but harmless to humans and pets, at least in the doses used


33 posted on 07/24/2019 10:42:11 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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