Rat infestation threatens UK
Britain now has more rats than people, with the trend set to continue unless households cut down on food waste, it has been claimed.
By Chris Irvine Telegraph
GMT 27 Oct 2008
Experts claim councils which have stopped weekly bin collections are to blame, along with mild winters and last year’s floods.
The worst affected city is York, which has seen its rat population rise by 208 per cent in a year. Carlisle has seen a change of 142 per cent.
Other areas to see a significant increase in infestation include Exeter (60 per cent) and Salford (40 per cent).
Rentokil estimates there are 65 to 80 million rats in Britain compared to around 60m humans.
National Pest Technicians Association director Peter Crowden told The Daily Mirror: “In 30 years I’ve never known such a big rat population – and there will be an epidemic if people don’t reduce food waste. Read the rest of this entry »
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