Rats are getting aggressive hunting for food amid restaurant closures, CDC warns

Amid stay-home restrictions set across the country to battle the spread of the novel coronavirus, many restaurants and cafes are closed or limited to takeout and delivery, and with the reduced sales, the restaurants’ trash bins are no longer overflowing with scrumptious leftovers hordes of rodents subsisted on. Finding slimmer pickings, critters have become more aggressive, prompting the CDC to issue guidance on how to deter them.

Since the start of the pandemic, there have been increased reports of rat cannibalism and infanticide in New York, as well as more rat complaints in residential areas — including in Chicago — as humans produce more food waste at home. Roving rat armies, including one caught on camera scavenging New Orleans’ empty streets, are concerning to the CDC, which says rodents can carry disease.

The CDC advises home and business owners to cover garbage cans, put bird and pet food out of reach and seal small holes rodents could access in buildings. If people follow established cleaning guidelines, they can avoid exposure to rodent-borne diseases, according to the agency.

Bronze Rat

A Tourist walked into a Chinese curio shop in San Francisco. While looking around at the exotic merchandise, he noticed a very lifelike, life-sized, bronze statue of a rat. It had no price tag, but was so incredibly striking the tourist decided he must have it He took it to the old shop owner and asked, “How much for the bronze rat ?”

“Ahhh, you have chosen wisely! It is $12 for the rat and $100 for the story,” said the wise old China-man.

The tourist quickly pulled out twelve dollars. “I’ll just take the rat, you can keep the story”.

As he walked down the street carrying his bronze rat, the tourist noticed that a few real rats had crawled out of the alleys and sewers and had begun following him down the street. This was a bit disconcerting so he began walking faster.

A couple blocks later he looked behind him and saw to his horror the herd of rats behind him had grown to hundreds, and they began squealing.

Sweating now, the tourist began to trot toward San Francisco Bay.

Again, after a couple blocks, he looked around only to discover that the rats now numbered in the MILLIONS, and were squealing and coming toward him faster and faster.

Terrified, he ran to the edge of the Bay and threw the bronze rat as far as he could into the Bay.

Amazingly, the millions of rats all jumped into the Bay after the bronze rat and were all drowned.

The man walked back to the curio shop in Chinatown.

“Ahhh,” said the owner, “You come back for story ?”

“No sir,” said the man, “I came back to see if you have a bronze Democrat.

Farnham makes a product I get at Ranch Supply stores called JUST ONE BITE.

One pound brick, color of peanut brittle. I remove cellophane wrapping, place inside TRIPLE Ziplock gallon bags & hit with hammer on hard surface until it is broken up enough to suit me.

I put it behind appliances so dogs cannot get it in the garage, etc. I put it directly into the ground gopher holes here in N Nevada. I put it under deck or a banquet for same gophers.

I do NOT use gloves when placing it, but I do wash my hands thoroughly when done. Roll up bags & put into high cupboard.

Had Norwegian Tree Rats at last ranch in N Calif, and JUST ONE BITE reduced them to full sized skeletons when I removed pallets of hay stack.

other peoples’ money is like opium; both represented by OPM and addictive.
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Yes and ‘they’ also give just enough away to get one hooked then throw the screws into them.

Good example is schools like Citadel and VMI and ‘Religious’ schools taking govt money then the govt gets to dictate policy and one of the better ones is ‘granting’ a city XXXXX dollars to hire more police, they get all the ‘glory’ and when the money runs out, the cities/towns/states are ‘stuck’ with the bill for the next 20 years then retirement etc.

PRO gress is moving ahead,

What does that make

CON gress?

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