Paris rat-catchers tackle rodents
The French capital has launched its annual effort to reduce the number of rodents roaming the streets.
The city, with its canals, river and restaurants is something of a rodent paradise, experts say.
There are four times as many rats as humans in Paris - perhaps eight million in total, according to the council.
A city-wide information campaign, followed by inspections, aims to reduce the numbers of rats on the streets ahead of the lucrative tourist season.
"The campaign period - May and June - is chosen because reproduction is at its peak during this time," said Jean-Roch Gaillet, the head of veterinary services for the Parisian police.
"And also because it is before summer, when we have the highest number of tourists."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7373998.stm
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Once the rats have taken hold it is impossible to get rid of them, I've read. Only the rat catcher from Hameln, Germany, knows how to get rid of them!!!:lol:
http://www.paradiesmuehle.de/images/rattenfaenger.jpg
The French capital has launched its annual effort to reduce the number of rodents roaming the streets.
The city, with its canals, river and restaurants is something of a rodent paradise, experts say.
There are four times as many rats as humans in Paris - perhaps eight million in total, according to the council.
A city-wide information campaign, followed by inspections, aims to reduce the numbers of rats on the streets ahead of the lucrative tourist season.
"The campaign period - May and June - is chosen because reproduction is at its peak during this time," said Jean-Roch Gaillet, the head of veterinary services for the Parisian police.
"And also because it is before summer, when we have the highest number of tourists."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7373998.stm
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Once the rats have taken hold it is impossible to get rid of them, I've read. Only the rat catcher from Hameln, Germany, knows how to get rid of them!!!:lol:
http://www.paradiesmuehle.de/images/rattenfaenger.jpg