"A difficult time to be a rat" (1 Viewer)

[Bill]

An interesting side bar story to the COVID-19 isolation order as it pertains to the French Quarter.
Another plague in the making perhaps???

Rats swarm New Orleans' streets as coronavirus precautions leave them empty

With restaurants closed save for take-out service, far less food waste is being discarded in the city's alleyways, driving the local rodent population out into the open to search for scraps.

www.yahoo.com

 

[WhoDatPhan78]

It’s not just rats...

Starving monkey 'gangs' battle in Thailand as coronavirus keeps tourists away

Tourism is down in the ancient city of Lopburi, and the local monkeys are going ape.

www.google.com

I bet we end up with pigeon situations in places too.

Just imagine how much crap we must leave behind that nature picks up for us for it lead to such overpopulation of animals that eat the food we drop on the ground.

 

[soupcan dan]

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only the strong survive

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

was thinking about that
animals all over must be like WT*?!?!

 

[dtc]

It would seem like a perfect time to use this to our advantage and kill the little buggers.

 

[Devildog]

Unleash about 50 rat terriers in the FQ.

 

[efil4stnias]

Unleash about 50 rat terriers in the FQ.

And have 50 rabid zombie rat terriers??

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

And have 50 rabid zombie rat terriers??

Yes!!
Wait...was this a trick question?

 

[UndeadSnoopy]

NSFW

 

[Joe OKC]

I await comments from our known Rat expert before a decision is determined either way.

@Frank The Rat (not the editor)

 

[Saint_Ward]

On a somewhat related note (not in a mean way), the homeless in down town are the only people you notice. And pan handlers are totally ignored, since no one wants to touch anyone. I wonder if we're going to have a rise in homeless related deaths.

 

[gavinj]

It would seem like a perfect time to use this to our advantage and kill the little buggers.

 

[DaveXA]

On a somewhat related note (not in a mean way), the homeless in down town are the only people you notice. And pan handlers are totally ignored, since no one wants to touch anyone. I wonder if we're going to have a rise in homeless related deaths.

I'm sure that's happening. This is gonna be a super tough time for them unfortunately.

 

[LonghornSaint]

Unleash the minks!

 

[Madmarsha]

Sorry, the rats are on their own.