Rats! What DC is doing to curb its growing rodent problem

WTOP News (Washington DC) ^ | June 23, 2017 2:03 am | Jack Pointer

[COBOL2Java]

Of course, there are all kinds of RATs in Washington DC...

[clee1]

I recommend a tactical nuke under the Capitol Dome.

[NewCenturions]

They need some large, conservative cats!

[ptsal]

Somewhere I heard that an enterprising fellow had turned pizza boxes into rat traps.

Anyone else heard about this project?

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

Oh, the puns write themselves!
My solution? Trail wads of cash everywhere you go in DC. When you have enough following, throw it in the Anacostia River.

TC

[Dilbert San Diego]

LOL. I came to this thread for the comments. LOL

[P-Marlowe]

Well we have slowly been voting them out of office.

[Himyar]

Have uniformed patrols of Jack Russell Terriers.

[Hildy]

You know why they haven’t done anything about this problem? PROFESSIONAL COURTESY.

[oldtech]

Until I saw the picture,I wasn’t sure which type of rodent it was talking about. The one pictured is probably the least dangerous type there is.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This is nothing more than a clarion call for more money to be given to the city, which will immediately be pissed away on endeavors unrelated to the issue it was intended for.

[tflabo]

The two legged DC Rats cause a whole lot more damage than their smaller 4 legged cousins.

[deadrock]

Offer 5 bucks for each dead rat. A trial run for CWII.

[NutsOnYew]

Well we have slowly been voting them out of office.

Yes, but as we have seen, they leave office but they don't leave DC.

As for controlling trash, just shut down WAPO and most of the garbage these rats feed on will be eliminated.

[bray]

Birds of a feather...

[Pearls Before Swine]

Have they considered feral kitties?

[Paladin2]

I thought that the Venzuelian ‘Rat Party was diminishing in numbers.

[Oldexpat]

That Rat looks just like Holder. Maybe a close relative.

[KingLudd]

Some friends and I were sitting on a bench in Pershing Park which is near the Willard Hotel one night last summer. In just a couple of minutes, we saw probably 50 rats running around the park. I’ve always seen rats at night in DC, but this was like a horror movie.

[COBOL2Java]

Some friends and I were sitting on a bench in Pershing Park which is near the Willard Hotel one night last summer. In just a couple of minutes, we saw probably 50 rats running around the park. I’ve always seen rats at night in DC, but this was like a horror movie.

It's definitely a frightening sight, even during the day...