Rats in Seattle

Video available on Seattle Channel

05/04/2010

With Seattle’s mild winter this year, it will most likely mean a boom in the City’s already abundant rat population. Follow along with Don Pace and Carol Coombs, rat hunters for Public Health Seattle/King County as they fight the City’s rat population both on the streets and in the sewers.

Then, meet a woman who’s lived to tell the tale of the rat in the toilet – not once, but twice! Find out what to do if this ever happens to you. Plus more tips on keeping your home rodent free.

Watch CityStream: Rats in Seattle now: www.seattlechannel.org/videos/video.asp?ID=3071018

Then tune in Thursday, May 4 at 7 p.m. to catch an all new CityStream. Join host Lowell Deo from the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union as boating season gears up. Prepare to hop on board and hoist a sail for the Duck Dodge. And it’s the weekend, so why are some kids so excited to go to school? Find out on this episode of CityStream, Thursday May 4 at 7:00 p.m., SEATTLE CHANNEL, Cable 21 or watch it online at www.seattlechannel.org

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rats in seattle

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Wed, 05/05/2010 - 2:45pm.

I am pretty distrubed that this so called jounalist put a rat in a toilet and nearly drowned it just for this video. Isn't animal cruelty a crime? I hate rats but I'm still not down with a "journalist" torturing one as part of a seattle.gov informative video. not classy. not cool

rats in seattle 2

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 11:01pm.

I saw the story too and am curious at what point the journalist or anybody said they trapped a rat and put it in a toilet to illustrate a point? I think you're reaching and pulling facts not in evidence since that wasn't stated and since the quality of film showing the swimming rats was grainier than the rest of the filming of the story.
And I'm not saying this because I hate rats. I'm saying it because it's common sense that no television people are going to go to the trouble to catch a disgusting rat that could be rabid just to put it in their presentation.

prevention

Submitted by Fox Plumbing & Heating (not verified) on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 2:03pm.

Rats follow the smell of food in drains.
To cut grease and sludge that are trapping those smells.
Pour 1/4 cup of baking soda down the drain followed by 1/4 cup vinegar.
Then pour 4 - 5 cups of boiling water down the drain.

If this doesn't clean out odors you may need some heavy duty cleaning from a product like "citrasolv".

If you still have odors or slow drains then you likely have a plumbing problem.

Be Hygenic

Submitted by Seattle Plumbing (not verified) on Tue, 09/14/2010 - 5:33pm.

To avoid these problems don't abuse your drains unless you plan on thoroughly cleaning them.