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Rat trap

Reddit Animals

Long story short there was a rat in the house, my stepfather got a glue trap, he caught the rat and threw it in the garbage (this was last night at 11pm) this morning my sister tells me that they caught the rat and showed me the video of my parents scooping it up and throwing it in the garbage.

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RATS, Raptors, and Reckitt Benckiser

10,000 Birds

Mice/rats in your house or business? ” Most people don’t understand what they’re doing when they use rat poison. Support and follow Raptors Are The Solution ( RATS ), a Berkely, CA group whose goal is to get all poisonous rodenticides off the shelves. Call the pest control company. Alert: they’re lying. What to do?

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Casa Tangara dowii, Costa Rica, or over the Misty Mountains cold

10,000 Birds

On the ground, spilled wheat attracted a pair of Dusky Rice Rats , to take mouthfuls under a particular log. I sent a video of the interior to my wife, she said, oh, it’s so charming. In the world of creatures small, squirrels are undoubtedly the kings. Both Mountain and Clay-coloured Thrushes also made their appearance.

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Witch Hunt or Just Prosecution?

10,000 Birds

” Prosecutors argued in March that the woman put rat poison and antifreeze in food dishes meant for the neighborhood cats. There is apparently no physical evidence involved, just a video that is not entirely clear. Here’s hoping that Dauphine has her name cleared.

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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

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The company had been a target of animal activists since video footage surfaced on television in the 1990s depicting animal abuse at its laboratory in the United Kingdom. Huntingdon used mostly mice and rats , but also some dogs, monkeys, fish and guinea pigs , in its research in New Jersey.

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Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi

10,000 Birds

More images and a short video of Atlantisia rogersi can be seen on ARKIVE. Of course, I have to hope that rats or another mammalian predator don’t find their way to Inaccessible Island in the meantime, because that would almost surely be the end of this enigmatic and imagination-firing species.

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Evolution of the Multi-Media Bird

10,000 Birds

Which keep eating rat poison. One of the great things about eBooks on birds is the potential for both video and sound. I’ll do a fuller review of iPad based birding resources some time over the next few weeks. If things go well, I may work on this in the bush this weekend. It all depends on the dogs. But I digress.

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