A deputy mayor defends rats as urban allies and proposes less cruel methods than traditional poison.
Gregory Moreaumayor lieutenant in Paris, walk with Plume About his shoulder to promote a positive image of rats In the French capital. The initiative seeks to raise public awareness about The importance of rodents and their role in urban cleaningwhile facing centuries of prejudice and bad reputation.
The politician asks passers -by: “Hello, did you ever see a rat?” and shows Plume, whose black eyes and long mustaches generate curiosity and skepticism. “Look what I carry on my shoulder”adds Moreau. Before the surprise of many, citizens make references to Ratatouille, Disney’s animated film about a rat that cooks in Paris.
Rats are part of the Parisian folklore for centuries and its current population exceeds two million. “Rats have a bad image because They spread the plague in the fourteenth century“, explains Moreau, a member of the Animalist and researcher in theoretical physics. However, he clarifies that today his role in disease transmission It is minimalexcept cases of leptospirosis, bacterial infection that occurs mostly in rural areas.
Control vs. coexistence
Moreau promotes campaigns with brochures showing tender rats in front of the Eiffel tower and highlights that “They eat about 100 tons of waste in Paris every day”avoiding the obstruction of the sewer system.
Recognize the need to control the populationbut criticizes the use of poison: consider that It is cruel, ineffective and that rodents learn to avoid it. It proposes softer solutions, such as reducing food waste in the streets, because “if the rats do not find food, they do not reproduce so much.”
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However, his position collides with Geoffroy Bouoldright -wing mayor of a west district of Paris, who argues that “Anyone who affirms that we must coexist with rats lives in a fantasy world.” Bouulard installed traps that kill around 800 rats per year and argues that any relaxation in the fight “It would threaten public health.”
Meanwhile, Moreau’s initiative continues to gain visibility and seeks to balance urban coexistence with the negative perception of these animals.
Source: Ambito
