Topic: 500,000 Cats vs Rome Rat Invasion
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Sun 04/17/16 11:03 PM
Edited by SassyEuro2 on Sun 04/17/16 11:07 PM
Politician proposes unleashing 500,000 cats to combat Roman rat invasion

A politician in Rome is letting the cat out of the bag – 500,000 cats, that is.

Mayoral candidate Antonio Razzi announced plans Tuesday to deploy an army of hungry felines to solve the city’s rat infestation, The Local reports.

Razzi claims “time is running out” to battle the “rat invasion,” the media outlet reports. "Every day there are more and more."

The cats would be imported from Asia and be deployed in strategic areas throughout Rome to target the rodents.

While the cats would get free reign of the city streets, Razzi assures there’s little risk of a feral feline takeover. In fact, the politician has a heartwarming and cost-effective proposition to keep the cats in check.

"They could live with Rome's lovely old cat ladies. We could even offer a subsidiary for taking them in," Razzi said.

Rome has been a hub for cats since ancient times, but the population has fallen dramatically over the past three decades following a neutering policy for the city’s feral cats and dogs.

Since the law’s enactment, Rome’s rat population has skyrocketed. Experts now estimate there are more than two rats for each of the city’s 2.6 million residents.

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http://www.thelocal.it/20160413/rome-mayor-hopeful-wants-to-deploy-500k-cats-to-combat-citys-rat-invasion/

Are 500,000 cats the solution to Rome’s rat crisis?
A candidate in Rome's mayoral elections has said he will unleash 500,000 cats against the city's rats if he takes office.

The unique approach to pest control was announced on Tuesday in a note published by the mayoral hopeful, Antonio Razzi, who also sits in the Italian Senate for Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia Party,


Antonio Razzi

http://www.adnkronos.com/fatti/politica/2016/04/12/ricetta-antonio-razzi-per-roma-pronti-mila-gatti-per-derattizzazione_NXRYLFwncZBKksHAz5y81L.html?refresh_ce/


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Sun 04/17/16 11:35 PM
but Godfadda...we gotta bring in some out-a-town
heat on these dirty rats, i'll call the
Capone Mob in Chicago and he'll
send some of his boys to help us...

Bless you my son...you're a good boy Michael, a good boy...

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Sun 04/17/16 11:50 PM
I'm going to buy some stock in TidyCat.

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Mon 04/18/16 12:14 AM
Hhhaaa.. I thought of the mob too & the mess of 500,000 cats.

But then... What if he is right?
They already know the rat population spiked when the cats were fixed. And surely this is a last resort.


Rats , Pestilence & Plague.. scared Oh my... It could end up being OZ over there.... Forget the flying monkeys & rats & bring in the cats

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Mon 04/18/16 11:54 AM
In theory, it's an excellent plan.
With the numbers, that's just slightly more
than 10 rats per cat.

In two weeks, Rome will have a half million starving
cats to adopt out.

Does any city really have enough cat
ladies for the task?

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Mon 04/18/16 11:58 AM

In theory, it's an excellent plan.
With the numbers, that's just slightly more
than 10 rats per cat.

In two weeks, Rome will have a half million starving
cats to adopt out.

Does any city really have enough cat
ladies for the task?


To solve this problem
Move Dodo_David in. Dinner is served.

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Mon 04/18/16 11:59 AM
I wonder what the cost would be for 500,000 rabies vaccinations.

They would need it, in boot camp :smile:

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Mon 04/18/16 11:59 AM
they did that before WWII on some French-Island in Micronesia,then the Cats became such a pest,they ran off the Humans!laugh

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Mon 04/18/16 12:31 PM
Mayoral Candidate in Rome Proposes Solution to City Rat Problem
http://youtu.be/xuQY7OhSImk/
01:04
6,000,000 rats. Twice as many as people.
April 18, 2016

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Mon 04/18/16 12:33 PM
Japan's Cat Island Incredible!

http://youtu.be/OvibHjxqA3E/
03:07 - April 2016

'Cat Island': Population 22 (Plus More Than 120 Felines)
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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/cat-island-felines-outnumber-humans-japans-aoshima-island-n316331/

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Mon 04/18/16 01:21 PM
it was in an Article in some Magazine I read long ago!
I then wrote to the French Foreign Ministry about it,since they,in the Article,said one could become Owner of the Island,but had to get rid of the Cat-Plague!
Got an answer too,but they referred me to Cat Island in the Bahamas!
Funny thing is ,I was residing maybe a 150 or so miles from Cat Island,and they sure had no Cat-Plague there!
The Article referred to a Time before WWII,so I guess the War took care of that Cat-Problem!
LOL laugh

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Mon 04/18/16 01:35 PM


In theory, it's an excellent plan.
With the numbers, that's just slightly more
than 10 rats per cat.

In two weeks, Rome will have a half million starving
cats to adopt out.

Does any city really have enough cat
ladies for the task?


To solve this problem
Move Dodo_David in. Dinner is served.


You got that right! bigsmile

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Mon 04/18/16 01:37 PM



In theory, it's an excellent plan.
With the numbers, that's just slightly more
than 10 rats per cat.

In two weeks, Rome will have a half million starving
cats to adopt out.

Does any city really have enough cat
ladies for the task?


To solve this problem
Move Dodo_David in. Dinner is served.


You got that right! bigsmile


Antonio Razzi will pay you in cash to handle this smokin