New York Use Booze To Catch Rats But Not Everybody’s Happy

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New York Use Booze To Catch Rats But Not
Everybodys Happy
New York City is famous around the world for its
fire escape strewn tenements and busy
neighbourhoods, with often roach filled
apartments and sometimes rats scurrying down the
alley. The situation has got so bad, the city has
now come up with what some call an innovative,
while others deem controversial solution to its
vermin problem. It only involves using a tank
filled with booze, to get rid of pesky, furry,
four-legged New Yorkers.
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However, humour and hyperbole aside, it is a
system which, on the surface, may sound horrific
and it has attracted some criticism, but New York
officials are willing to give it a go, to deal
with the citys ever-escalating rat infestation.
Basically, the plan is to put down a set of rat
traps across the city, which will attract the
rodents and lure them into a huge tank,
resembling a pool, filled to the brim with a
liquid with an alcohol base, which renders the
rats unconscious, before they drown. This is the
part of the plan which has understandably come
under fire from animal rights group, who consider
the process cruel. The company which makes the
traps, appropriately called Rat Trap Inc,
unsurprisingly despite this claim. They maintain
the rats feel secure and safe when they are in
the tanks, which can contain a maximum of 80 rat
bodies at once. The device, the designers say,
has a clear, see-through covering which gives
natural light. Rat Trap Inc. also maintains the
solution in the tank, which appears a murky
green, is natural and non-toxic and knocks the
rats out right away.
The brand-new alcohol-based rat traps are set to
be implemented in parts of Brooklyn with the
largest number of rodents, a solution the Borough
President has deemed both humane and ecological.
Following on from reports there were over 17,000
rodent sightings in New York last year alone, and
the rate is only getting higher.
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However, the US-based animal rights organisation
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals) has called the traps cruel and
frightening. The group believes in the end, the
plan to drown instead of poison rats will not
curtail the rodent population, as they may
continue to reproduce. Therefore, the city may
have to find a different solution to deal with
its infestation. Source Thesun.co.uk
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