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A rat is a rat is a rat. Unless it is a rat. A rat does not qualify as a cute, cuddly household pet. Sorry. Nuh-uh. Case closed. I have spoken.A couple weeks ago, one of my utterly fantastic neighbor's let about 40 rats loose into my community. Now, maybe these little furry Norway Rats are great pets to some people and great appetizer for some random snakes, but they pose a couple more issues than you might know about. This pesky little critter has been associated with being constituted as a menace to health, also known to be reservoirs of bubonic plagues, other dreaded diseases, and are even considered to be more dangerous than lions or tigers, (and bears- oh no!). These rats came to our great country back in 1775 when they took a boat trip and landed on the eastern shoreline. About a hundred years later, they hopped a train, and figured that the great west would be a nice place since they had heard so many wonderful things from the east. Since then, they just became a nuisance on farms. Alberta declared itself a zero-tolerance province for these rats. The only rats you will find in our great province are those of politicians. (Had to throw that in- couldn't resist) In a recent letter to the editor of the might Calgary Herald, one bold lady wrote, "If cats were allowed to roam freely outdoors, as they should be, the population of rodents such as the Norway rat would be kept under control naturally. Man alone is responsible for upsetting the balance of nature." Sure lady. Go back to petting your plethora of rat friends which you must be keeping in your house as your friends. Upsetting the balance of nature? I think SUVs did that one in pretty well. I can't stand anything more than animal rights activists. Holy bajesus you crazy pachoolie-toking hippies. I have no tolerance when I see someone smacking their dog around- what I can't handle though- is someone who obviously takes the law into their own hands, moulds it like playdoh and thinks that it is ok for them to have a banned, outlawed animal as a pet. Another person wrote, "Some animal rights activists seem to be irate over the methods used to trap and kill the loose rats in Acadia. Apparently, dealing with the problem efficiently sets a bad example for children." And what is the efficient way of dealing with these things? Is it easier for these little kids to see a rat bludgeoned to death see their mom get smacked around by their dad? Welcome to the society we have created. If we need to get rid of these rats, by all means, give me a chainsaw. I am thinking about the safety and health of my poor dog if she, in her inquisitive state, catches a rat and eats it. If I see a convoy of rats touring my neighborhood in search of a great spot to lay some funky rat eggs so they can have more rat babies- I am going to be enlisting my 4 year old neighbor, giving him a garden tool and telling him to go at it. Animal cruelty to these things? Sure. If you want to call it that. These things are outlawed for a reason. Keep it that way. Posted by Bella at 11:27 PM# 0 Comments:
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