Birmingham plagued by rats ‘the size of cats’ as bin strike and HS2 blamed
Rats the size of cats are plaguing parts of Birmingham, residents say, with the city’s ongoing strike by bin collectors and nearby construction work for HS2 among issues being blamed for the infestation.
Residents of Drews Lane, Washwood Heath, an area already known as a rat hotspot, have found rodents chewing through car cables and nesting in bonnets and wheelie bins.
Kim Blakeman, who lives on the road, told the BBC: “The rats are huge – they are like small cats and their tails are really chunky.
Birmingham plagued by rats ‘the size of cats’ as bin strike and HS2 blamed
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