I would be more concerned about the fire hazard of straw filled pallets under tents.
Posted on 01/11/2012 5:26:17 PM PST by matt04
The director of the D.C. Department of Health said the only way to eradicate an infestation of rats at two Occupy protest camps in the District is to completely clear the parks of tents and structures until the rodents are dealt with.
But there's no telling whether the National Park Service, which controls both the McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza campsites, would agree to such a drastic step even though tents would be removed only temporarily, District Health Director Mohammad Akhter told The Washington Examiner on Tuesday.
A National Park Service representative did not immediately return a call for comment Tuesday. U.S. Park Police spokesman David Schlosser said he hadn't heard of any plans to remove tents and clear out rodents.
The Health Department has no jurisdiction over federally owned McPherson Square or Freedom Plaza, but District officials have been periodically checking in on protesters to ensure they're staying warm and preparing food properly. Last week, officials stopped by both camps after receiving complaints about rats from nearby residents and businesses. The McPherson camp temporarily shut down its kitchen in response to the visit, but has since reopened it.
Akhter said health officials have noticed "very unsanitary conditions" in kitchen areas at McPherson, and an increased number of rats and birds "picking" at prepared food. Rats have been digging burrows and hiding in straw-filled wooden pallets beneath the tents, he said. Tents would have to be temporarily removed to get at the rats, he said.
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I would be more concerned about the fire hazard of straw filled pallets under tents.
Title of the Year.
If they removed the rats, who would campaign for bozo?
Pray for America
Imagine the uproar if some of us TEA Party-ers had set up tents when we marched on Washington!
And here I thought at least 40% of the Occupiers WERE (democ)’Rats, with the rest being outright socialists, anarchists or marxists?
most of these are so smart they know nothing about basic field sanitation. A topic that every soldier learns in basic training.
It’s a tautology: To get rid of rats, you must get rid of ‘rats.
Plus they will all be voting for Obama - as long as they can do it by mail without a photo ID.
Squalor, brought to you by the Democrats. A preview of what they’ll do for the whole country.
I haven’t read about the rats chewing anyone’s ear off yet. As long as they aren’t chewing on people when they are sleeping, let them live there with their relatives.
Can we trade the rats for the hippies?
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great headline.
I think they got it wrong. Should read “Eradicating rats may require removing Occupy tenants”.
The rules about camping in the park were written because of genuine reasons and needs.
Off course, these days, the mouth breathing halfwits in charge only enforce rules if they are politically convenient.
These people are stoners. One of them left his baby unattended for an hour just laying there in this rat infested toilet ~ http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/capital-land/2012/01/man-charged-after-baby-found-mcpherson-square-tent/2085666 ~ Obama’s Park Service has no idea what may be done.
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