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Rat-friendly Amsterdam: Experts argue for co-existence with vermin, not extermination

The contact between humans and rats typically ends with the latter's death. The rat’s main problem is a bad image, according to Merel Ligtelijn and Christine van Royen, who presented a project called Rat City at the conference. In twenty of them, the infection happened abroad.” Van Gerwen advocated a behavior change to send clearer signals to rats. We don’t want rats in our house, but we leave holes and cracks open so the animals can easily enter.” Cities like Amsterdam could improve matters by making the waste system rodent-proof. In their Rat City Project, Van Royen and Ligtelijn also suggest special feeding areas for rats spread throughout the city.

NL Times

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