{"id":118208,"date":"2023-09-05T18:15:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=118208"},"modified":"2023-09-05T18:15:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T18:15:57","slug":"giant-rats-the-size-of-chihuahuas-turn-street-into-no-go-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/giant-rats-the-size-of-chihuahuas-turn-street-into-no-go-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant rats ‘the size of chihuahuas’ turn street into no-go area"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giant rats tipped to be the size of dogs are running rampant in the streets, with a no-go area now in place for refuse collectors.<\/p>\n

Union bosses are saying Earl Street in Scotstoun, Glasgow, is too dangerous for their workers to head to as rats "the size of chihuahuas" dominate the area.<\/p>\n

The move has infuriated residents who deemed their street an "unsightly and unhygienic" place without the help of bin men seemingly scared of the mega vermin.<\/p>\n

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Ghastly rodents have since infested the area, and while binmen are refusing to collect from the swarming street, residents are not best pleased.<\/p>\n

One unnamed bin staffer claimed the rats were "the size of chihuahuas".<\/p>\n

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Fuming local Sam Whitehouse, 70, said: "We can\u2019t have our bins left all over the place. It is unsightly and unhygienic practice to have these in front of our houses.<\/p>\n

"I\u2019ve seen rats out the back, and there is a big problem with them, but surely all that this is going to achieve is to attract them to the front instead."<\/p>\n

GMB convenor for Glasgow cleansing workers, Chris Mitchell, has said the safety of their workers is paramount, and as such the street "overrun by huge rats" has been ruled out.<\/p>\n

Mr Mitchell said: "Vermin have been known to bite and leave droppings all over the place. It\u2019s only a matter of time before someone ends up ill because of this.<\/p>\n

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