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- Kevin Loria: New York's rats are nasty, and there are about two million of the furry, disease-carrying creatures roaming the streets and alleys of the city.
If you call the city about a rat problem, they'll give you tips on keeping them out and tell you how to find a pest control company to poison the rodents.
But there are others out there who hunt New York's vermin, and they don't do it for pay — they do it because it's in their nature (and because their owners want to let working terriers "do what they do best").
The rat hunters of New York are known as the Ryders Alley Trencher Fed Society (R.A.T.S.). They train dogs to hunt rats and will take the canines anywhere requested to, as they say, eRATicate the pests, provided the location is safe for the dogs, away from traffic, and relatively pedestrian-free...Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-rat-hunters-of-new-york-2014-11?op=1#ixzz3e6F5OecD
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