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appalachiablue

(41,118 posts)
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:13 PM May 2020

CDC Warns of Ravenous, Aggressive Rats Starved By Coronavirus Lockdown



- The CDC is warning of "unusual or aggressive rodent behavior" including cannibalism among rats, starved by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.

- 'CDC warns of aggressive cannibal rats facing shortage of garbage to eat.' Officials say rats have resorted to open warfare and eating their young as closures reduce edible waste.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/25/us-city-lockdowns-rat-aggression-lack-food-waste
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CDC Warns of Ravenous, Aggressive Rats Starved By Coronavirus Lockdown (Original Post) appalachiablue May 2020 OP
Oh, Newest Reality May 2020 #1
Two-legged monster rats who believe in 'freedom' appalachiablue May 2020 #3
Rats have been growing in the US before the CV epidemic appalachiablue May 2020 #2
Now that's just friggin' weird. BComplex May 2020 #4
This video is from 2018 bucolic_frolic May 2020 #8
If I saw rats around my place, I'd be doing something about it 2naSalit May 2020 #10
And for once, it's not corporate lobbyists. sandensea May 2020 #5
#trump rats!! riversedge May 2020 #6
Rats eat anything; soap, rubber, plastic, sewage, paper, appalachiablue May 2020 #7
I feel like I'm living in a zombie movie DBoon May 2020 #9

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
1. Oh,
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:15 PM
May 2020

I thought this was about the GOP and corporate addictions?

Well, it didn't say really huge, mega-rats, so my mistake. They are rather aggressive and starving for the next fix. Mega-junkie wealth addicted monster rats are prowling around for the gushing up of money.

Look out for them.

appalachiablue

(41,118 posts)
2. Rats have been growing in the US before the CV epidemic
Tue May 26, 2020, 03:36 PM
May 2020

which has made it worse. It's not limited to cities; *Report, infestation in Colo. suburban home, 2018.

bucolic_frolic

(43,123 posts)
8. This video is from 2018
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:50 PM
May 2020

Good thing it didn't happen today, the Open-Uppers would be protesting the government's right to force cleanup!

Did they say the owner lives there? How could she do that?

2naSalit

(86,524 posts)
10. If I saw rats around my place, I'd be doing something about it
Tue May 26, 2020, 10:01 PM
May 2020

asap. There's something else going on, the rats are just the tattletales. Maybe there are dead people parts in the house.

DBoon

(22,354 posts)
9. I feel like I'm living in a zombie movie
Tue May 26, 2020, 06:01 PM
May 2020

Killer rats.

Murder hornets.

Killer pandemic.

President Donald Trump.

Flesh eating zombies would be a relief.

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