[StBernard] Rodent problem

[Westley Annis]

 Perhaps you'd like to hear how the infamous "Black Death/Bubonic Plague" of
Europe got started. Rodents and fleas, do your duty: infected tens of
millions with pestilance and misery.
http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html

Yes, the dogs and cats are fed, (and the rodents, roaches and pests to keep
alive the Bubonic Dream of 2006.).. Just how huge do we wish to grow these
nuisances? As it is, aren't they getting their share of toxicity with what
they are masticating (and where are their droppings as well?)..such nasty
things to consider...

Yes, control the rats and pestilence, improve the areas for inhabitation.

Jer

-----Original Message-----
Westley:
 
The parish website and yours are the two that I rely on for accurate
information.  I try to monitor nola.com which, unfortunately, became more of
an outlet for complaining.  None-the-less, every day I do find some new
information, although the process is time consuming. 
 
One issue that I mentioned in this site over a month ago was asking those
homeowners that were not returning to have their house demolished or at the
minimum, clean out the debris, especially food, to avoid having rats, mice,
etc. breed and spread throughout the area.  Although I pointed out that this
was a health hazard, since I failed to mention that there are certain
exceptions such as insurance disputes where the owners don't feel
comfortable by taking pictures of the items both in the house, and then in
the trash pile in front of their house (although I still doubt that any
reasonable company or judge would not accept the pictures as evidence), I
was attacked for being rich (which I am not; in fact, I am unemployed for
the past 18 months), for being inconsiderate of my neighbors (again,
incorrect, because eliminating the potential health hazards can only benefit
my neighborhood), and so on. 
 
Reading nola.com today, I find numerous statements of rodent infestation on
Judy Drive, around Jubilee grocery, and other streets.  Unfortunately, what
I suggested has turned out to be correct.  Worse, there are numerous
comments on "someone" leaving boxes of dog food in front of homes in
different neighborhoods.  This may be humane to care about dogs, and I have
always had a dog and treated it better than most people would treat others,
so I certainly care about animals, but more importantly, humans come first.
Whomever is placing bags of dog food throughout the parish has to stop.
Now, the parish has another problem - to prevent the spread of rodents.  Is
is possible for the parish to throw rat poison in the different piles of
debris throughout the parish?  They sell green one inch squares that quickly
kill rats and mice, but other animals seem to avoid eating them.. I am sure
that one of the pest control companies that are returning could offer a
better "plan" at a reasonable cost, and I have no doubt that their cost will
be far worse than the medical costs associated with the spread of disease or
rabies. 
 
If the issue had been addressed two months ago, we might not have this
growing problem today.  If we avoid addressing it, the rodent population
will outnumber the human problem before spring.
 
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John Richardson