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Old 20 August 2010, 08:10 AM
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Default Giant rats invade Bradford

Ratzilla

HORRIFIED neighbours told yesterday how their homes are being invaded by giant rats - including a 30-INCH LONG monster that was shot dead.

The rodents, twice the size of common types, are plaguing an estate in Bradford, West Yorks, often appearing in kitchens and lounges.

It is feared some could be "super rats" from South America.

Pictured above is a monster 2½ft rat killed on the estate.

But the shaken man who shot it in the head - 31-year-old Brandon Goddard - yesterday revealed FOUR others of the same size scuttled away to safety.

And he said: "They were more like Ratzillas than rats.

"I got out of there as fast as I could. Who knows how many there will be if they've been breeding?"

The shot rat, feared to be from a species native to South America, is TWICE as big as common British types and the largest seen here.
Old 20 August 2010, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by The Current Bun
Yorkshire Rat Club president Colin Arundel
What?... there's a feckin regional "Rat Club"
Old 20 August 2010, 08:40 AM
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I thought this was an oblique reference to the Pakistan flood thread for a moment.
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Wait 'till they learn to drive then watch the car insurance claims go through the roof as the locals run in to the back of Nissan's and Toyota's full of rat families/packs.

Them rats pretty much all look the same so will share a licence and insurance as well
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Originally Posted by hutton_d
rat in her kitchen .....
.......what is she gonna do?
Old 20 August 2010, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by DCI Gene Hunt
.......what is she gonna do?





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Originally Posted by DCI Gene Hunt
.......what is she gonna do?
Kill it, cook it and eat, the best meal the kids will have had in weeks
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"The residents of Ravenscliffe estate in Bradford, West Yorks, are used to seeing massive rodents that sometimes appear in their kitchens and lounges".


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Originally Posted by b13bat
"The residents of Ravenscliffe estate in Bradford, West Yorks, are used to seeing massive rodents that sometimes appear in their kitchens and lounges".




That rat would make a good curry dish for the rest of village.
Old 20 August 2010, 10:12 AM
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The local takeaway is already cashing in, The owner Mustafa Ratti say "this is a blessing in disguise a bit like my wife in a Burkha"


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Originally Posted by Paul Habgood
The owner Mustafa Ratti
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Chilli sauce or Garlic sauce
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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...st-island.html


Its not a "lost world" - its just Bradford
Kebab sales will be through the roof
Old 20 August 2010, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by urban
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...st-island.html


Its not a "lost world" - its just Bradford
No, it can't be Bradford mate:

Dr George McGavin said: "these habitats are worth saving."
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No word from Michaelangelo, Donatello etc then?

5t.
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I liked this bit.......


"And he and Marie took five dead rats to the local council's offices, tipping them over a desk to demand action."



dl
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Couldn't have happened to a nicer place

Maybe they will eat some of the undesirables.
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A story like this is hard to igknaw.......








(sorry it is Friday )
Old 20 August 2010, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by David Lock
A story like this is hard to igknaw.......








(sorry it is Friday )
I wish you roden't typed that, now the floodgates will open
Old 20 August 2010, 12:40 PM
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There's more to this tail than meets the eye
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
Couldn't have happened to a nicer place

Maybe they will eat some of the undesirables.
Hmmmmm

I don't think they rats would eat this.
http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/a...idah/burka.jpg


RUN AWAY - before it blows up!


BOOM!
Old 20 August 2010, 12:44 PM
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Are you saying the rats had 2 wires come out from their little furry bottoms ?
Old 20 August 2010, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
Are you saying the rats had 2 wires come out from their little furry bottoms ?
I smell a rat here!
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As mentioned it looks like a Coipo. I don't think they carry disease in the same way as rats, although I wouldn't want to come across one of those in my house!

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Originally Posted by boxst
As mentioned it looks like a Coipo. I don't think they carry disease in the same way as rats, although I wouldn't want to come across one of those in my house!

Or indeed lightly seasoned, defurred surrounded by vegetables and roasting in my oven for 2.5 hours
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I reckon that even our big cat Fearless Freddie might back off from that one! He sorts normal ones out without any compunction-they never know what hit them!

Les
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Great now those smelly dirty legal/illegal immigrants are bringing their smelly dirty pets ffs.
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Originally Posted by Paul Habgood
I wish you roden't typed that, now the floodgates will open
Fur enough!


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