Truly, the introduction of the Norway rat to North America has to rank right up there as one of the nastiest things Man has ever done.  They continue to be a scourge in the ‘hood and earlier this week I had to face their inherent cruelty unexpectedly and head-on.

Though we have no cages out back any more and the dog of one of our next-door neighbors has turned out to be quite a ratter, they still wander back and forth across our [Read more…]