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I think the rat problem is actually pretty manageable with proper standards of how trash is stored, and the use of Jack Russell Terriers. The lack of political
by oatmeal1 3y ago
I think the rat problem is actually pretty manageable with proper standards of how trash is stored, and the use of Jack Russell Terriers. The lack of political will to put up with the mild inconvenience of the former and the brutality of the latter mean poison is chosen instead.
- kibwen 3y agoUnless you have a wild population of rat-dogs they'll never catch enough rats to make a dent in the rat population, and the lack of political will to put up with the occasional poisoned Jack Russell Terrier (or the quite frequent poisoned bird of prey) means that securing trash is the only method that works.
- lostlogin 3y agoYou can get pretty far with trapping. Various localities do it effectively in New Zealand. However it tends to be on islands, peninsulas or pest proofed reserves. Doing it for a town would seem difficult.