In the tube station on the way home last night I saw a few of these posters. They have a large picture of a rat and a link to the web site www.hungryrats.com. This turns out to be a link to the people who run the “Keep Britain Tidy” campaign. The thrust of the argument is that as we drop more litter, we just encourage more rats and no-one wants that!
I remember that soon after I moved to London, someone told me that in London you’re never more than 40 feet from a rat. This site claims that it’s now 5 metres which, by my calculations, is about 16 feet.
So they’re getting closer. I’ve seen probably three or four rats in London over the last ten years. I’m not keen on that becoming a common occurance.
Rats are a pest, and a carrier of disease, no arguments there, but worth bearing in mind that rats generally are very very well behaved. The domestic rat is one of the cleanest creatures one could have as a pet and one of the most affectionate. As somone who has had rats as pets many times I would recommend them to anyone, beautiful little creatures.People are the ones you need to watch out for!
i am a pest control officer in the north east and basically when saying you are never more than 5 meters or whatever from a rat you must bear in mind that rats live in sewers so they will always be there beneath you