AR-News: (GR) Rats limber up for Olympics after cat cull

[Animalconcerns]

[from The Guardian]

I've always hated rats. And there it was, the sound of rustling in the
rubbish. At first we thought it was cats, but then we glimpsed their
spindly tails.

Unperturbed, they were crashing around inside the cans. In the somnolent,
late-night darkness it was scary. Plaka, the heart of historic Athens, had
a rat problem, then?

Come to think of it, I hadn't seen a cat for some time; even my favourite
restaurateur, who once seemed to spend hours shooing them away, had
commented on the mysterious disappearance of the feline population.

"Athens beautiful, Athens clean," he grunted. "For the Olympics." 
...
Animal welfare groups say they have lost count of the numbers involved in
the pre-Olympic cull.

The local penchant for killing off unwanted cats and dogs, by lacing food
with pesticides, is not new. But in the final stretch before the games, it
has assumed an unpleasant vigour. If you're an early riser you'll
encounter the furry carcasses dumped in rubbish bins. 

full story:
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,10488,1143113,00.html

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