City of Ottawa unveils a new strategy in its war on rats

Share this Story : City of Ottawa unveils a new strategy in its war on rats Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News City of Ottawa unveils a new strategy in its war on rats There were 747 rat reports to the city's 311 telephone hotline in 2023. Author of the article: Blair Crawford Published Jun 06, 2024 • Last updated 44 minutes ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account.

Close up of a wild Norway rat, also known as the brown rat. Photo by scooperdigital / GETTY IMAGES / ISTOCKPHOTO Article content When Fernando Melo returned to his home in Sandy Hill from a weekend away, he suspected the “funky” smell emanating from the basement drain was probably sewer gas. Imagine his horror when he pulled back a rug to see two orange incisors clamped on the steel grill, a dead and decaying rat dangling beneath.

“It was astonishing,” Melo said. “I’ve seen rats around the neighbourhood, but I didn’t expect that a rat could crawl up past the backflow valve right to the drain.” Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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