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rats

Beer Drinking Rats Support Science

Vladimir for jcehrlich.com | January 5, 2012
Rats are commonly known as the subject of numerous scientific experiments that promote the advancement of medical science. After all, before human studies for new drugs can begin and later be approved, rodents enable us to study the effects, the shortcomings and or the dangers of new drugs. Luckily for homo sapiens, having fun Friday [...]

Feed The Birds Without Getting An Asbo

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | December 28, 2011
A lengthy Daily Mail headline screamed “Landed with an Asbo, the Prada-loving Pigeon Lady of Pimlico: She’s banned from feeding the birds near her £750,000 home.” Nadia Lee was given an Anti-Social Behaviour Order, applied for by Westminster Council, to prevent her from feeding birds in her local area for the next three years. For the [...]

10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Rats

Alicia for rentokil.ie | December 20, 2011
Now the temperatures are falling the phones have started ringing with customers wanting us to wave our magic wand and make their rat infestations vanish. Throughout Ireland rats live in close proximity to humans, particularly if there is water and food. But because rats are nocturnal we may not be aware they are even there. [...]

Chasing Pantomime Rats

Alicia for rentokil.co.uk | December 19, 2011
It’s pantomime season! One of my favourite panto’s is Dick Whittington which has an underlying pest control story about a rat infestation. Reputed to be of the few pantomime’s based on a true story, Dick Whittington has been captivating audiences since the 17th century. Samuel Pepys wrote in his Diary of 1668 “To Southwark Fair, very dirty, [...]

Sweet Dreams About Mice

Alicia for jcehrlich.com | December 16, 2011
I have been experiencing some surreal dreams lately about pests, but then I guess that’s what writing about pests all day long does to you. Deep in my subconscious lives a talking mouse and a talking pigeon. Last night I dreamt that I had a very pretty pet mouse living in my Christmas tree. The [...]