Paris wages war on exploding rat population

 

 

First it was pollution, now Paris has a major rat problem to contend with.

 

Five parks have temporarily been shut in the French capital as authorities try to tackle the city’s four million strong rodent population.

 

Officials say rat numbers have swelled due to increased litter.

 

They’re also urging people not to feed pigeons.

 

Gilles Demodice, a City Hall official said: “The problem exists because people come and feed them. It’s not that they actually want to feed them in the first place, they want to feed birds and stray cats but in the end rodents are the ones who benefit from it”

 

Paris’ pest controllers say the rats have turned their noses up to baited traps because of rich pickings elsewhere.

 

The city’s bins are being redesigned to prevent the vermin from getting inside, while exits to the sewer system are also being blocked.

 

The rat crackdown comes as Paris is mired in its worst pollution in a decade caused by freezing weather trapping exhaust fumes and other pollutants.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-12-11

Exploding rats, I would love to see that .......

Below is a link to a very interesting and well written article in the Guardian last September about the rat problem. Perhaps Paris should 

contact Loretta Mayer and Cheryl Dyer of SenesTech for advice.

 

Man v. Rat: could the long war soon be over?

 

 

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In 2007, they founded SenesTech. “People say never to invest with a husband and wife team,” Mayer joked to me. “I say, ‘Oh absolutely not! Then you have dominance.’ But wife and wife? Works great!”

 

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Typos, add quote.

Sandrabbit beat me to it :)

41 minutes ago, sandrabbit said:

Exploding rats, I would love to see that .......

Here we go. The movie is Wanted (2008) with Angelina Jolie and others.

 

 

Rats Blamed For Bubonic Plague, But Gerbils May Be The Real Villains. Just what France needs now, with all the new litter from the "refugees" and no go areas for the police and army. Europe could soon find themselves caught up in another Bubonic plague ,  septicemic plague and Pneumonic plague cart wheel.

In Thai language it is <Thai language removed, this is the English language side of the forum>

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English is the only acceptable language anywhere on ThaiVisa including Classifieds, except within the Thai language forum, where of course using Thai is allowed.

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In this financially motivated world it would seem sensible to make their capture profitable. Put them on the menu along with sparrows and snails, Rat-a-tooie rolls smoothly off the tongue :)

51 minutes ago, phantomfiddler said:

In this financially motivated world it would seem sensible to make their capture profitable. Put them on the menu along with sparrows and snails, Rat-a-tooie rolls smoothly off the tongue :)

 

Here's an idea:  Take the amount they spent on controlling the rats last year, divide that by the number of rats they killed, and offer that as a bounty to anyone who brings in dead rats to collection centers.  Tax free, no documents required.

 

If it's a typical socialist government program, it'll be something like $20 (or more) per rat.

 

Could be gainful employment for quite a few of their refugee guests...  And some extra cash for low wage and unemployed locals, too.  

Edited December 11, 20169 yr by impulse

27 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Here's an idea:  Take the amount they spent on controlling the rats last year, divide that by the number of rats they killed, and offer that as a bounty to anyone who brings in dead rats to collection centers.  Tax free, no documents required.

 

If it's a typical socialist government program, it'll be something like $20 (or more) per rat.

 

Could be gainful employment for quite a few of their refugee guests...  And some extra cash for low wage and unemployed locals, too.  

 

But the "Cobra Effect" is the likely outcome:

 

https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4243859/bring-them-back-alive-jakarta-offers-bounty-to-citizens-who-catch-rats/?cs=5

People say (and I don't know if it is true) that in Manhattan you are never more than ten feet away from a rat. I'm not really a rat lover, but since living in Thailand I have eaten it, it's not bad.

Start with the politicians then move on to the rodents.

15 hours ago, retarius said:

People say (and I don't know if it is true) that in Manhattan you are never more than ten feet away from a rat. I'm not really a rat lover, but since living in Thailand I have eaten it, it's not bad.

 

Taste like chicken. 

On 12/11/2016 at 6:17 PM, impulse said:

 

Here's an idea:  Take the amount they spent on controlling the rats last year, divide that by the number of rats they killed, and offer that as a bounty to anyone who brings in dead rats to collection centers.  Tax free, no documents required.

 

If it's a typical socialist government program, it'll be something like $20 (or more) per rat.

 

Could be gainful employment for quite a few of their refugee guests...  And some extra cash for low wage and unemployed locals, too.  

I can make two rats into thousands in just a few months, good income.

Has Paris always been a filthy place?

On ‎11‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 6:17 PM, impulse said:

 

Here's an idea:  Take the amount they spent on controlling the rats last year, divide that by the number of rats they killed, and offer that as a bounty to anyone who brings in dead rats to collection centers.  Tax free, no documents required.

 

If it's a typical socialist government program, it'll be something like $20 (or more) per rat.

 

Could be gainful employment for quite a few of their refugee guests...  And some extra cash for low wage and unemployed locals, too.  

And offset the cost by putting a tax on all the rat farms that will spring up.