“My daughters are frightened”: Terrified mum exposes plague of 'cat-sized' rats causing chaos in neighbourhood
Residents living in a south Manchester neighbourhood claim they have been plagued for months by ‘cat-sized rats’.
Despite contacting Manchester City Council, she claims the problem has yet to be fixed and continues to find dead mice inside her house, reports the Manchester Evening News.Yasmin said: “Cat-sized rats run along the street, alleyway, fences, and die inside our house - my daughters [aged three and five] are frightened. Because of this I refuse to let my children play outside, and we won’t leave doors open ever.
Nyla, 28, said: “I’ve adopted a cat because the rats are immune to the poison - they have gotten huge in the last six months. You can hear them throughout the night because the communal bins are opposite. One entered my house while I unloaded my shopping. It’s a nightmare.” “Our teams have been implementing measures and treatments around the area for the last few months and Rusholme is receiving additional targeted treatment from our teams to help the issue.
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