mackem 29,578 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 The dog single-handedly saving a village from a RAT INVASION: Tara the terrier has savaged 600 RATS on her mission to rid an estate of flood of rodents that left children scared to play outside WARNING distressing content: Tara, the pet terrier, and her owner Adrian Oliver are on a mission to rid a housing estate in Durham of its long-running rodent problem - by snaring and killing all the rats themselves Tara, who looks like a teddy, has snared over 600 rodents in the past year, and once to killed 42 in one day Adrian, 33, has slammed Durham County Council for not sorting the problem as the rats are immune to poison The dad-of-two said he's scared of 'letting my little girl play outside as he is 'worried that a rat will jump on her' The people of housing estate in County Durham have a niche way of dealing with their rat infestation problem. One local is single-handedly putting an end to the community's problem, by hunting all the rats herself. Tara, the pet terrier, and her owner Adrian Oliver are on a mission to rid a housing estate in Durham of its long-running rodent problem which has left parents fearing for their children's safety. Cute Tara, who looks like a teddy, has snared over 600 rodents in the past year, and once managed to kill 42 in one day. The dad-of-two said: 'I am scared of letting my little girl play outside because I am so worried that a rat will come and jump on her. 'They are everywhere, in bins, cars, sheds and they even burrow underneath people's houses and chew through the foundations. 'If it wasn't for Tara they would literally be breeding like rats. We would be overrun with them, they'd start to infect people and cause illness. 'This could be avoided if the council actually stepped in.' The pair work as a team, Adrian uses a machine to smoke rats out of their hiding places, and then Tara pounces. He said that in the past the council charged locals £40 for rat poison to be spread in the area, but this technique failed as the rats have now become immune to the toxin. He says that the council should now be paying him and Tara for their exterminating services, or else the rat population would be rife. He added: 'It is disgusting. It is a really really bad problem in this area now and has been for the last few years. 'The council are not doing anything at all about it - and they actually charge people for rat poison which doesn't even work. 'The rats have become immune to it because they are evolving, they are so big. 'People have been turning to me to get Tara to sort their rat problem - I've had people asking to buy her off me for hundreds, but I'm not interested. 'She is the best ratter in the business. 'She is the softest dog when she is in the house with the kids, but as soon as she gets outside she can't wait to get hold of them rats.' Joanne Waller, head of environment, health and consumer protection at Durham County Council said: 'We take all reports of rat infestations very seriously and although we do not believe there is a persistent problem in this area, we would be happy to investigate should we receive further information.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5291641/Terrier-Tara-killed-600-rats-rid-Durham-rodents.html 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Could you write it a bit smaller next time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 11,245 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 13 minutes ago, walshie said: Could you write it a bit smaller next time? Troll 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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kanny 21,724 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I love reading the comments on these kind of story's this one wins the most stupid award for me .... " Only dirty ,filthy people have rats usually low class people ..High class people have mice problems usually in the cellars - Mice are nicer and cuter than big dirty rats" Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5291641/Terrier-Tara-killed-600-rats-rid-Durham-rodents.html#ixzz54jPVYTls Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Talented dog (snaring) rats ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,803 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 The Only time a rat gets immunity from a good terrier is shortly after it’s had the life ragged out of it .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 5,029 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 45 minutes ago, kanny said: I love reading the comments on these kind of story's this one wins the most stupid award for me .... " Only dirty ,filthy people have rats usually low class people ..High class people have mice problems usually in the cellars - Mice are nicer and cuter than big dirty rats" Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5291641/Terrier-Tara-killed-600-rats-rid-Durham-rodents.html#ixzz54jPVYTls Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook KenM would be proud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,616 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 even with glasses on I could not read it bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonjon79 13,358 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I like that story - I bet that little dog's got some character 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I'm sensing a lot of exaggeration in that story. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,587 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Cant beat some free advertising Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,988 Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I thought it was going to be Kim Jon lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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