According to Fox News, in order to contain the new crown epidemic, many places in the United States have adopted lockdown policies, which has led to hungry rats running to empty streets. Some rats are desperate to find food,
Rat activity related to lockdown policies has been found in some major cities in the United States, such as New York, Seattle, New Orleans, and other places.
City rodent Bobby Corrigan said: "It's not because there are more rats, it's that people are seeing more rats." In specific areas where rats rely heavily on food waste from restaurants and shops for survival, more and more rats are being spotted by humans after the lockdown is implemented. ”
Corrigan, who lives in the New York area, warned that some panicked rats were fighting and killing each other, and they would even invade buildings through cracks in doors. He told Fox News: "Hungry rats in these neighborhoods are now wandering around day and night, and if they smell food leaking through the cracks in the doors, they will try to squeeze into homes."
Claudia Rigel, director of the New Orleans Mosquito, Rodent and Pest Control Commission, said at a recent news conference: "It's tough to be a rat during this time. ”
As the number of rats in the streets has increased, Rigel has also expressed concerns about the potential impact this could have on New Orleans' homeless population. "These rodents have pathogens in them, and while we don't have many cases of rodent-related diseases, the potential possibilities are there," she said. ”
(Edit: wdq)