Is it true that rats in new york are as big as cats?

Yes it's true, The water rats are huge and gross....Is it true that rats in new york are as big as cats?
YesIs it true that rats in new york are as big as cats?
well, theres the state of new york and then new york city. anyone who says no to your question DOES NOT live in new york city.
probably
No... they are the size of a small Yorkshire Terrier (or a large Chihuaha).
only the ones the albino alligators don't eat.
No, not at all. Who told you that, an idiot?
Yes, some are bigger. Take a trip to chinatown or central park at night.
Yup! Avoid eating in Times Square resturants. Huge Rat problem in the area. They run arround the places after hours.... Big news story about 5 months ago.
Rats are much bigger -
A rat in NY City is the same as a rat in any other city...


A rat is a rat.. is a rat!!! : ) : )


It is all RELATIVE! That urban legend exhists because NYC has such a BIG problem controlling their rats.... whereas in other large cities, you don't hear of the rat problems as much because they are not that huge an issue.





In NYC, rats are a HUGE problem... thus, the ';rats as big as cats'; legend was born... :)


Here you go:


Surprisingly, in New York


City, cultural center of the richest country on the planet,


people are not only unwilling to worship or share their food


with their rodent brothers, they actually consider a vigorous


population of several million rats a public nuisance!





In 1997, New York officials went so far as to dedicate $8


million to establish an ';Interagency Rodent Extermination Task


Force'; with the objective of evicting the city's resident


rats. By the year 2000, the annual anti-rodent budget had


risen to some $13 million, yet the rats continue to thrive and


proliferate. Let's consider a few ratty facts.





Your typical Norway rat (the popular big brown variety) has


keen senses of hearing, smell, and touch - the better to seek


out eatables - and can easily chew through just about any


building materials known to man, including wood, wallboard,


plaster, masonry, and concrete. Though they grow to more than


a foot in length, not counting the tail, rats can squeeze


through an opening no more than a half-inch wide. Rats are


smart and they can find more ways to reach your food than you


can possibly anticipate. Rats are highly adaptable to changing


environments and food supplies. And, in just one year, a


single female rat can produce as many as 285 brand new rats


who are up and running in a matter of weeks.





We're fighting a losing battle. Rats have us beat on every


front. They've already taken a hefty bite out of the Big


Apple, and they seem to like the taste. New Yorkers may not


care much for them, but rats seem to enjoy the company of


humans. Or at least they like our cities where endless


supplies of conveniently stashed food are always close at hand


(or paw) for the enterprising rodent.





Rats, according to conservative estimates, outnumber human New


Yorkers about 6 to 1. So far, the city's best attempts at


rat-ocide have taken a big bite out of the fiscal budget but


barely a nibble out of the rat population. It might be time to


consider a more open-minded approach to the problem.








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OMG are they?!!?
No not really we have some that are bigger then cats as well.
yes
small cats....yes it's true.


Most big cities have this problem. But don't go thinking that you will be attacked by a rat in NYC, unless you plan on doing garbage duty somewhere! I live in NYC and it's never been a problem for me.
of course. new york dumps food and junk on the street. they have a feast. and the rats eat the cats!! what a nice world!
only the baby rats