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THE RATS OF BUKIT BATOK
A video uploaded by on ‘Ryan Keith Smith’ on Facebook has set the online community abuzz. The footage captured on Dec. 16 shows a colony of rats scurrying about the grass in broad daylight.
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TWO MORE WEEKS TO CLEAR AREA OF ALL RATS..
RAT INFESTATION: Second phase of operation sees another 26 rats caught http://tdy.sg/1B8XpV4 @ChannelNewsAsia
SINGAPORE — The second phase of operations to eradicate the rat infestation at Bukit Batok started early today (Dec 25) with another 26 rats caught. So far, more than 230 rats have been caught since the operations to eradicate them started on Dec 18.
Pest controllers, who have been monitoring the area, said they had identified six zones with active rat movements. Four of the zones will be monitored from the nearby blocks, carparks, and the MRT station while the other two will be closely monitored on-site.
Infra-red motion detector cameras with night vision capabilities have already been installed to monitor the movements of rats at night.
http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/more-rats-caught-bukit-batok
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RATS ALIVE! At Woodlands.
A Woodlands resident has seen a family coming from these burrows. Have pics of rats where you live? Tweet us
—RAT-CATCHERS TURN DOG-CATCHERS!
40 stray dogs rounded up at #BukitBatok this year: @AVAsg http://cna.asia/1vjwdj2
SINGAPORE: About 40 stray dogs were rounded up in the Bukit Batok area this year, according to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA). The authority said it received 100 complaints in 2014 regarding the dogs in the area around Bukit Batok Central, and on those who feed them.
“As there continues to be public feedback about aggressive stray dogs in the Bukit Batok area, AVA will be continuing our stray dog control operations there,” said an AVA spokesman.
The rat infestation near Bukit Batok MRT station has been exacerbated by those who leave food for stray dogs without clearing the leftovers, the authorities have said.
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AVA has received about 2,300 complaints on stray dogs, this year. In one instance, a man reported that he was chased by a pack of eight stray dogs from a multi-storey car park to his apartment block.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/around-40-stray-dogs/1546220.html?cid=TWTCNA
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SOMEONE IS STILL FEEDING THE STRAY DOGS! The rats eat when the dogs are gone.
CATCH HIM IN THE ACT AND CHARGE HIM for LITTERING.
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Authorities say food left behind for stray dogs have contributed to the rat infestation. Despite calls for more responsible behaviour, new traces of food have been found.
Bags of dog food – about 10kg worth – found left at site of Bukit Batok rat infestation http://cna.asia/1zj3Kjx
BUKIT BATOK INFESTATION: Over 140 rats caught in 3 days, affected area larger than expected http://cna.asia/1zj3Kjx
SINGAPORE: Pest busters who are trying to contain the rat infestation beside Bukit Batok MRT said on Saturday (Dec 20) they believe the infestation is affecting a bigger area than expected.
They added that efforts are being hampered by bad weather while new traces of food which can attract the rodents, have been discovered.
Thirty pest controllers have been combing the hill beside Bukit Batok MRT station to tackle the rat infestation. More than 140 rodents have been caught as of day three of the operation and more rats have been found further inside the forested area.
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Authorities say food left behind for stray dogs have contributed to the rat infestation. Despite calls for more responsible behaviour, new traces of food have been found.
“For the last two days, because we are conducting operations here, the dog feeder actually detoured and went behind the hill,” said Mr Chan. “Last night, we discovered that they are throwing the food just behind the hill, which is a restricted area. We have also discovered that the amount of food that the dog feeder is providing the dog is quite a large amount, something about 10 kilogrammes.”
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/bukit-batok-rat/1541282.html?cid=TWTCNA
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LATEST LOCAL TOURIST ATTRACTION!
Clearing Bukit Batok rat infestation may take up to a week, say pest controllers http://tdy.sg/13feh1d
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Operation to weed out rats near Bukit Batok MRT station attracts an evening crowd http://cna.asia/1z0q6Bm
—The ‘active time’ for the Bukit Batok rats approaches, a crowd gathers to watch the scurrying http://cna.asia/1J60eMC
Saw the abang² catching the rats at Bukit Batok. Wahaha. Come infest my school, so no need return work!
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“I was there for about 10 minutes and I think I saw more than 50 rats”: Netizen spots rat infestation near Bukit Batok MRT station. http://cna.asia/bukitbatokrats
Video: Rat infestation at Bukit Batok
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“We will just kill them”: Pest control officers work to exterminate rats at Bukit Batok http://cna.asia/1J60eMC
More than 10 pest control officers from Star Pest Control were seen trapping the rats in cages, after they first arrived at around 8am. Star Pest Control manager Bernard Chan said they had sent two teams of people to treat the burrows where the rats were living in, and a few were caught when they ran out of the burrows.
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“This morning, we are treating the burrows, so the rats we trapped were when a few of them ran out,” said Mr Chan. “The active time for the rats will be in the evening, when you will see more coming out.”
“For the later part of the day, when we finish up the operation, we will eliminate the rats … we will just kill them,” he added, when asked what will happen to the trapped rats.
When Channel NewsAsia visited the area on Wednesday evening, more than 30 rats were seen scurrying about, although residents say that the number may sometimes be higher. The MRT station is adjacent to several food establishments, including McDonald’s and a hawker centre.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/bukit-batok-rat/1536782.html
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BUKIT BATOK RAT INFESTATION: Stray dogs are the real victims, says a resident http://cna.asia/1J60eMC
A Bukit Batok resident, Ms Gina Cheng, also downplayed the infestation as an “isolated case”, adding that she did not think the rats would go to other parts of Bukit Batok. However, she pointed out that the stray dogs might be most affected by the rat infestation.
“I’m more concerned about the safety of the stray dogs,” said Ms Cheng. “They are certainly the victims here – they have nowhere to go except this hilltop. The rodents issue, yes, the town council has to settle, but more so the safety of the stray dogs.”
“It could be because some residents here feed the dogs in an irresponsible way, so the rodents go after the leftover food,” she added.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/bukit-batok-rat/1536782.html
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What’s on this grass patch near Bukit Batok MRT station will make you recoil in horror http://bit.ly/1x14Z6W
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A full-size colony of rats infest mound near Bukit Batok MRT Station despite HDB’s efforts http://tdy.sg/1Ae7fqm
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Coconuts Singapore THIS IS BAD. And it’s in squeaky (sorry) clean Singapore. http://ow.ly/G1FvP
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Straits Times
Rats run wild in broad daylight near Bukit Batok MRT station
Resident posts videos, pictures of rodents; HDB sets traps
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