A worker catches rats in central China's Hunan Province on June 23, 2007. The rodents were driven to higher ground and into farmers' fields after the lake flooded and submerged rat holes in the area.
To combat damage to crops and a potential public health risk, residents have been using everything from poison to hammers—and even their bare hands—to kill the rodents.
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To: JACKRUSSELL
I bet rat tastes better than pork-soaked cardboard.
Maybe.
2 posted on
07/12/2007 7:16:01 PM PDT by
Petronski
(imwithfred.com)
To: JACKRUSSELL
Two Billion DemocRATS?
3 posted on
07/12/2007 7:16:03 PM PDT by
TommyDale
(Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: JACKRUSSELL
Perhaps they should spend more time breeding cats and less time eating them.
4 posted on
07/12/2007 7:18:47 PM PDT by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: JACKRUSSELL
After the badger and squirrell stories, I’m surprised they’re not British.
Can you say...bubonic plague??
5 posted on
07/12/2007 7:18:49 PM PDT by
G8 Diplomat
(Senators suck...the ones in Washington and on Ottawa's NHL team)
To: JACKRUSSELL
How does one spell Orkin in Chinese?
7 posted on
07/12/2007 7:20:16 PM PDT by
LasVegasMac
(I've reached the age where happy hour is a nap.)
To: JACKRUSSELL
>>>>”Two Billion” Rats Invade China Lake Towns
The DNC has a conference in China?
8 posted on
07/12/2007 7:20:43 PM PDT by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: JACKRUSSELL
Here are about 10,00 rats.
To: JACKRUSSELL
I remember back in the late seventies there was a rat infestation in Australia. At first, the local cats were in a frenzy catching mice. But it didn’t take long for the novelty to wear off, and the cats wouldn’t bother to get up if a rat ran right in front of them. It was like, “Why bother?”
10 posted on
07/12/2007 7:21:06 PM PDT by
gcruse
(Let's strike Iran while it's hot.)
To: JACKRUSSELL
Maybe we should send China back all the poisoned petfood & toothpaste so they can use it to poison the rats.
Looks like to me that the rats would be another source of protein, so instead of eating cats & dogs they can dine on stir fried rodents. Then again, maybe they can disguise the rats as chicken & export them to us. The FDA will never notice.
13 posted on
07/12/2007 7:24:53 PM PDT by
ghostkatz
(walking, talking "product of Conception")
To: JACKRUSSELL
perhaps they can feed the rats some of their export food products, like toothpaste and fish. no more problem.
14 posted on
07/12/2007 7:26:37 PM PDT by
alfie
(peace through superior firepower)
To: Arizona Carolyn; mom4kittys; blam; Salamander; Red Badger; WakeUpAndVote; dirtboy; Overtaxed; ...
16 posted on
07/12/2007 7:28:54 PM PDT by
mom4kittys
(If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
To: JACKRUSSELL
This is sickening. The rats. The people who are affected by it have done us no harm personally that I know.
What can be done to eliminate the problem, they should be gathered and burned, and to keep it from happening again? It sounds like it is too late for natural predators that wouldn't further upset the fragile ecology.
But I hope the waste from it doesn't end up in our food supply or other products we import from them. Or anybody else's.
18 posted on
07/12/2007 7:33:02 PM PDT by
Aliska
To: JACKRUSSELL
Holy shiite, Ted the Swimmer times two billion? Perish the thought!
19 posted on
07/12/2007 7:34:09 PM PDT by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: JACKRUSSELL
The rats are a comin’... LOL...
21 posted on
07/12/2007 7:35:26 PM PDT by
shield
(A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
To: JACKRUSSELL
The Naval Air Warfare Center?
22 posted on
07/12/2007 7:35:49 PM PDT by
Jeff Chandler
(A man who will not defend himself does not deserve to be defended by others.)
To: JACKRUSSELL
To: JACKRUSSELL
To: JACKRUSSELL
Is any of this flooding due to the new dam and the master plan to generate electricity?
Damn if I know?
To: JACKRUSSELL
Maybe Chinese Spam should be called Spat.
26 posted on
07/12/2007 7:44:31 PM PDT by
4yearlurker
(Liberals, A terrorists best friend!)
To: JACKRUSSELL
They’ll soon be appearing in your local Walmart as “Chicken Tenders” at a really great price.
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