PETA tells New Yorkers how they should treat rats
18 Dec, 2021 21:07
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Animal-rights group PETA is alarmed that New York City is combatting its surging rat population by employing a clever new trap baited with Oreo cookies, saying the creatures are “simply trying to live their lives.”
The Italian-made traps in question have been endorsed by Mayor-elect Eric Adams and are reportedly being used increasingly by New York businesses to help stop an infestation that has been blamed for rising cases of the bacterial infection leptospirosis. Reports of rat sightings are up about 40% this year, at more than 21,000 as of last month.
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Enter the new trap, a battery-controlled device housed in a green metal box. Rats are lured through holes into a top compartment – US distributor Rat Trap Distribution recommends peanut butter Oreos and sunflower seeds as the best bait – then dropped into a catch basin filled with an alcohol-based formula that knocks them unconscious.
The system is getting rave reviews from restaurateurs and other users, as reported by the New York Times on Friday, and about 175 traps have been installed in the city. Rat Trap Distribution boasted this week of finding 17 rats in a single catch basin. Customers lease the traps for $250 a month.
https://www.rt.com/usa/543649-peta-faults-nyc-rat-traps/
