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January 22, 2009
There is nothing more tragic than an unwanted rat
As someone who has struggled with unwanted rodents on numerous occasions, I was quite fascinated by the apparent legal precedent being set here: WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) - A Providence man is in trouble after he abandoned nearly 300 rats on the side of the road.Hmmm.... Because I live on two coasts, I'm afraid that I might be found guilty of rat or mouse "abandonment" every time I close up a place and leave the poor critters without any sustenance! Can I dare resort to pre-emptive Seriously, in light of this fascinating precedent, can arrests for cruelly trapping or slowly poisoning rats be far behind? What is a responsible rodent steward to do?
If someone threw it away, would that constitute obstructing justice? AND MORE: Here's a closeup view of what rats did to a dishwasher drain hose:
Note that it is dripping. Would it be cruel to repair the hose and deprive the rats of their water source? posted by Eric on 01.22.09 at 03:33 PM
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"Would it be cruel to repair the hose and deprive the rats of their water source?" Depends on the rats, doesn't it? I jest of course... Or do I? No need to tear yourself up over this, eric. Give it a month or two and I suspect we just might have a Common Sense Czar. Here's hoping the appointee thinks a man's home is still his castle...within reason, of course. ccoffer will CLEARLY be monitored for not differentiating between domesticated animals and bugs, and eric, you will have to deduce your own outcome from there. ding! ding! ding! ccoffer is ON the radar. Scootch to the center a bit, ccoffer? Well done! My dog, eric's rats and your bugs thank you for your gracious reconsideration. Perhaps if we all reconsidered a bit more, ccoffer, or in some cases a bit less, eric, we could avoid this damn Common Sense Czar? Said with "HOPE" on the second day of BHO's presidency. Penny · January 22, 2009 10:33 PM That yellow thing in the top picture looks suspiciously like a body bag, so I'm thinking it probably is on its way to CSI. On a lighter note, is it possible that someday some of the arguments used by PETA will actually be used in favor of our children? Enquiring minds want to know. Ken Mueller · January 23, 2009 12:03 AM I'm rather surprised that the rats fared so poorly... They seem so adept at stealing food a defecating all over garages (or at least in my experience, anyway), you'd think any competent rat wouldn't need to resort to cannibalism... Namaps · January 24, 2009 08:29 PM Post a comment
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