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New York City is the second most rat-infested US city after Chicago, and one group of residents is taking matters into its own hands - or rather, into the paws of its four-legged friends.
Dogs owners belonging to a group called the Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society (Rats) take to the streets at night with their pets - often terriers
similar vid if you can't see it
wee bit bloody/graphic so etc etc
.. seems WFRP's infamous career was more realistic then thought.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Ratcatcher is still a job only its now pest control or other titles.
Poisons only work so well and many of them rat communities can quickly become immune to. This means you end up with immune rats breeding and non-immune being killed off; so you quickly find the poison is just adding feed to immune rats that keep breeding and you're back where you started.
It's also very inaccurate and can kill other species, both directly and indirectly (eating dead rat - contamination of water/ground).
But as the second video at least shows; the key to rats is a continuous and multiple angle approach. Attack them in multiple ways to reduce the chance for them to adapt and change behaviour patterns whilst at the same time keeping on top so that things like a poison deployment don't just knock the population down for a while; but allow continued reduction of populations.
Cutting off access and food supplies is also a big area; if you can cut off the food or access to food then the populations will naturally only be able to go so high before they migrate or starve.
Community projects like the one above are also not just about the dogs catching rats. By getting people involved it helps spread awareness; and if each of those people goes home and practices good measures such as waste disposal and property upkeep - then passes that on to others; all that in itself can have a far greater long term effect.
I have heard that the best tactic for killing rats is playing a flute so that they will follow you, and then luring them into a river that way so that they drown.
Iron_Captain wrote: I have heard that the best tactic for killing rats is playing a flute so that they will follow you, and then luring them into a river that way so that they drown.
The Brown rats in NYC can swim and tread water for up to 3 days.
Of all the races of the universe the Squats have the longest memories and the shortest tempers. They are uncouth, unpredictably violent, and frequently drunk. Overall, I'm glad they're on our side!
Office of Naval Intelligence Research discovers 3 out of 4 sailors make up 75% of U.S. Navy.
"Madness is like gravity... All you need is a little push."
Iron_Captain wrote: I have heard that the best tactic for killing rats is playing a flute so that they will follow you, and then luring them into a river that way so that they drown.
The Brown rats in NYC can swim and tread water for up to 3 days.
Iron_Captain wrote: I have heard that the best tactic for killing rats is playing a flute so that they will follow you, and then luring them into a river that way so that they drown.
The Brown rats in NYC can swim and tread water for up to 3 days.
So an endurance flute player then
And there's the Bard.
Of all the races of the universe the Squats have the longest memories and the shortest tempers. They are uncouth, unpredictably violent, and frequently drunk. Overall, I'm glad they're on our side!
Office of Naval Intelligence Research discovers 3 out of 4 sailors make up 75% of U.S. Navy.
"Madness is like gravity... All you need is a little push."
If you've got that big of a rat problem, the answer is to nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
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Overread wrote: Ratcatcher is still a job only its now pest control or other titles.
Poisons only work so well and many of them rat communities can quickly become immune to. This means you end up with immune rats breeding and non-immune being killed off; so you quickly find the poison is just adding feed to immune rats that keep breeding and you're back where you started.
It's also very inaccurate and can kill other species, both directly and indirectly (eating dead rat - contamination of water/ground).
But as the second video at least shows; the key to rats is a continuous and multiple angle approach. Attack them in multiple ways to reduce the chance for them to adapt and change behaviour patterns whilst at the same time keeping on top so that things like a poison deployment don't just knock the population down for a while; but allow continued reduction of populations.
Cutting off access and food supplies is also a big area; if you can cut off the food or access to food then the populations will naturally only be able to go so high before they migrate or starve.
Community projects like the one above are also not just about the dogs catching rats. By getting people involved it helps spread awareness; and if each of those people goes home and practices good measures such as waste disposal and property upkeep - then passes that on to others; all that in itself can have a far greater long term effect.
Indeed. People underestimate how intelligent rats are and that is the biggest obstacle to getting rid of them. Poison immunity isn't the issue so much as the rats learn when something is poisoned--they see another rat eat it an die, not only do they learn to avoid it but they teach their offspring the same thing. Only if that poison is removed entirely for a 'learned' generation to die off will it become fully effective again, at which there's been ample time to repopulate. Same thing with a trap or many other solutions, just one method is too easy for rats to simply 'learn their way around'.
Overread wrote: Ratcatcher is still a job only its now pest control or other titles.
Poisons only work so well and many of them rat communities can quickly become immune to. This means you end up with immune rats breeding and non-immune being killed off; so you quickly find the poison is just adding feed to immune rats that keep breeding and you're back where you started.
It's also very inaccurate and can kill other species, both directly and indirectly (eating dead rat - contamination of water/ground).
But as the second video at least shows; the key to rats is a continuous and multiple angle approach. Attack them in multiple ways to reduce the chance for them to adapt and change behaviour patterns whilst at the same time keeping on top so that things like a poison deployment don't just knock the population down for a while; but allow continued reduction of populations.
Cutting off access and food supplies is also a big area; if you can cut off the food or access to food then the populations will naturally only be able to go so high before they migrate or starve.
Community projects like the one above are also not just about the dogs catching rats. By getting people involved it helps spread awareness; and if each of those people goes home and practices good measures such as waste disposal and property upkeep - then passes that on to others; all that in itself can have a far greater long term effect.
Indeed. People underestimate how intelligent rats are and that is the biggest obstacle to getting rid of them. Poison immunity isn't the issue so much as the rats learn when something is poisoned--they see another rat eat it an die, not only do they learn to avoid it but they teach their offspring the same thing. Only if that poison is removed entirely for a 'learned' generation to die off will it become fully effective again, at which there's been ample time to repopulate. Same thing with a trap or many other solutions, just one method is too easy for rats to simply 'learn their way around'.
Yep though interestingly rats are also very weary of any environmental change. Whilst they are very smart they are also very cautious and cowardly. So even if you change things around it takes time before they'll even get close to the new traps or change to the environment.
Different generations/groups can also show very different behaviour. We've had some rats that were climbers and would always be clambering up whilst others were more ground bound. This variety also makes it harder to trap and control them.
"Chicago Named The ‘Rat Capital’ Of The U.S., Study Says"
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
Good job. I hate the damn things. You know their numbers are highwhen you see them running around your yard in the noon. My labrador used to catch them, but now he is to old (I should I rather say, to blind), to do it. Guess I should get a terrier. But I must say, these NYC rats are really big. I have caught some big ones myself (cage traps ftw), but the video rats are really big.
"Chicago Named The ‘Rat Capital’ Of The U.S., Study Says"
I smell a rat!
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
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-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Those dogs were bred to kill rats and are very good at it. 99% of the time it means a loving affectionate terrier that is good with kids murders a small child's hamster for no apparent reason. Slaughtering rodents is in their DNA.
Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail, and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but refuse. They cling to the realm, or love, or the gods…illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is, but they’ll never know this. Not until it’s too late.
~15000 Astra Militarum: 
~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: 
~2000 | Sisters of Battle: 
~3500 | Leagues of Votann: 
~1200 | Tyranids: 
