Birmingham being overrun by 'unbelievably big and heavy' rats

Birmingham is battling an invasion of rats, with more than 5,100 rodent alerts recorded in the past year.The city has been plagued by rats as large as small cats, the Birmingham Mail reported.

City pest control officer Colin Watts told the newspaper he had seen a 2ft-long rodent, which was as “wide as a brick”, prowling the streets. Councillor Peter Kane said “It’s because of all the food around for them in bags. They are definitely getting bigger. We just about keep things under control.”

In February, scientists from the University of Leicester claimed that rats could eventually grow to the size of sheep as they adapt to take advantage of larger mammals becoming extinct.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/birmingham-being-overrun-by-unbelievably-big-and-heavy-rats-9225515.html

So much for progress! That's why when I was a kid we put our rubbish in metal bins...

Tesstacious wrote:Birmingham is battling an invasion of rats, with more than 5,100 rodent alerts recorded in the past year.The city has been plagued by rats as large as small cats, the Birmingham Mail reported.

City pest control officer Colin Watts told the newspaper he had seen a 2ft-long rodent, which was as “wide as a brick”, prowling the streets.  Councillor Peter Kane said “It’s because of all the food around for them in bags. They are definitely getting bigger. We just about keep things under control.”

In February, scientists from the University of Leicester claimed that rats could eventually grow to the size of sheep as they adapt to take advantage of larger mammals becoming extinct.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/birmingham-being-overrun-by-unbelievably-big-and-heavy-rats-9225515.html

So much for progress!  That's why when I was a kid we put our rubbish in metal bins...

all the fat and crap going through the sewers won't help either..