Inside Edition took out a camera crew and found dozens of them swarming around trash cans, scurrying down sidewalks and even climbing up into cars. Source: Inside Edition
In Charleston’s Joseph Floyd Manor, vulnerable senior residents deal with rats, bedbugs
At Joseph Floyd Manor on the upper end of the Charleston peninsula, some of the area’s most vulnerable residents report deplorable conditions. Elected officials say they’re working to improve conditions. Source: Post and Courier
Hungry rats roaming to find food
Hungry rats that feast on waste from restaurants and other businesses are finding food sources drying up as closed dining establishments, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have either stopped services Source: The Chronicle-Journal
Pregnant Woman says a rat infestation is forcing her to look for another place to live
SAN ANTONIO – The stench of rat droppings alone is enough to send a pregnant woman searching for another place to live. Her fear of rodents makes matters worse. Frustrated with failed efforts by maintenance workers to address what she calls a “rat infestation. “”The smell is bad,” said renter Alyssa Morris. Rats lurking inside Alyssa Morris’ apartment are enough … Read More
NYC to Step Up Rat Fight as Rodents Take Advantage of Social Distancing
Pizza rat. Henny rat. Avocado rat. And now, pandemic rat? There are reports of rats running much freer than usual in New York City, and Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday the city is going to have to take action. The subject came up after a 1010 WINS journalist asked De Blasio, at his daily news conference, about reports of… … Read More
Amid Recent Tough Times, Local Rats Might Turn To Cannibalism | DCist
And that’s the good news. Source: DCist
Rat Expert Predicts Rat Turf Wars As Some Parts Of NYC Produce Less Trash (via Gothamist)
The COVID-19 outbreak has led to rat migration… and cannibalism. Source: Gothamist
Cannibal rats taking over during coronavirus pandemic, experts say
Trash is not littering the streets like it used to. People are staying at home. Pizza rat has no pizza to drag back home. Now rats are emerging in normally bustling, now-quiet cities, looking for any scrap of food trying to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: WHBQ
Starving, angry and cannibalistic: Americas rats are getting desperate amid coronavirus pandemic
“A new ‘army’ of rats come in, and whichever army has the strongest rats is going to conquer that area,” said Bobby Corrigan, an urban rodentologist. Source: NBC News
First coronavirus, now rats. Why hungry rodents are heading for homes
If a food source dries up, rats will begin killing and eating each other. Then, they’re headed your way. Source: nj
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