The farm, located in Suffolk (United Kingdom), was attacked by a huge pack of rats. Hordes of rodents have invaded a pig farm and began to destroy the food supplies, exposing the potential danger of the cattle. The weight of each rat reached an average of 1 kg.
January 12 to help farmers arrived a few Terriers who were able to quickly clean infected farm from 730 large rats. Shocking photos published in Facebook by the company «Suffolk and Norfolk rat pack», show as 8 dogs dealt with parasites for only 7 hours of hunting.
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It was the largest catch pests ever destroyed Terriers «Suffolk and Norfolk rat pack». Even representatives of the companies offering free service for pest control in the South-East of England, was pleasantly surprised.
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Terriers trained to hunt rats. They, along with their owners are traveling across the region, helping to clear the farm from pests.
34-year-old ed cook is one of the managers of the Special control service for rats. He says that «Suffolk and Norfolk rat pack» devoted himself to the revival of traditional methods of hunting. This company consists only of volunteers who participate in the «sanitary cleaning» the farms from pests. They do it just for fun.
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According to the owner of the company, all the hunters feel the adrenaline rush, releasing dogs on a «rat hunt» — all in the name of helping local farmers in the fight against pests!
«Suffolk and Norfolk Rat Pack» were summoned to the pig farm last week due to «a huge rat problem,» as he described the situation the farmers.
«We sent one of our guys to assess the situation on the spot. It was one of the worst infestations we have ever seen! Rats pose a serious risk: they spread dangerous diseases and cause significant damage by eating the food reserves. They breed very fast. Their number could grow dramatically! Before you learn about them, the expense they will go to thousands.»
Ed recalls that when they arrived, the barns, just «heaving» of the rats.
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Rats allowed in the UK under the hunting act 2004, and ed says that this method of pest control more humane than killing by means of poison. He said that dogs kill rats for a few seconds, and in order that the poison worked, it takes up to 48 hours, which leads to a slow and painful death.
«Really nice to see dogs at work, says ed. Is a traditional hunting style».
Ed said, «This is what bred dogs. They hunt in the genes».
«We do not need specially to train them, because it is their instinct to catch and kill rats. These dogs will do anything to catch them.»
«Some of these rats were almost as big as a dog, it was incredible! Terriers are incredibly brave, and surprisingly, how many rodents they can catch.One rat dog spends 3-4 seconds».
