Just when you thought you’d heard it all, you hear something like this. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is expressing concern over a new law in Washington DC that requires the city to relocate not just rats, but entire rat families. It sounds like an immigration law. Cuccinelli is right to be concerned, especially after the rats have moved into Occupy DC, as those “families” could be relocated into Virginia. No wonder he calls the law “crazier than fiction.” You couldn’t make this stuff up if you tried.
Cuccinelli said D.C.’s new rat law–the Wildlife Protection Act of 2010 (Wildlife Protection Act of 2010.pdf) –is “crazier than fiction” because it requires that rats and other vermin not be killed but captured, preferably in families; no glue or snap traps can be utilized; the rodents must be relocated from where they are captured; and some of these animals may need to be transferred to a “wildlife rehabilitator” as part of their relocation process.
The law does not allow pest control professionals “to kill the dang rats,” Cuccinelli told CNSNews.com. “They have to capture them–then capture them in families. [Not sure] how you’re going to figure that out with rats. And then you have to relocate them. That brings us to Virginia. Now, if you don’t relocate them about 25 miles away, according to experts, rodents will find their way back. Well, an easy way to solve that problem is to cross a river, and what’s on the other side of the river? Virginia.”
“So we have real concerns about this ridiculous–ridiculous!–law and we’ve been pretty genial about dealing with D.C. on it,” said Cuccinelli. “But when you see an article like the ‘Rats Occupy Occupy DC,’ it points up the problem that we’re going to have in Virginia because of that–and because D.C’s really outrageous–outrageous!–treatment of these varmints who, for those who don’t remember their history, carried things like bubonic plague. I mean, these are true vermin.”
Read the whole thing, this inane law isn’t exclusive to rats, but to all sorts of vermin. I’m skeeved just thinking about it. Ick.
H/T Weasel Zippers
Self preservation at it’s finest.
Since we are all finally realizing that Washington DC is full of vermin – 2 legged rats of all stripes – it makes perfect sense that Washington DC would create laws to protect these vermin and their families, even relocate them and provide rehabilitation if needed.
Personally, I would rehabilitate them with a stout rope and relocate them to the nearest city dump.
Seriously, the people who made those rules are just plain nuts.
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Hey Bob I do wish they were CHEESE
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The solution is simple. Relocate the rats to the White House Lawn and Congresses front steps. Problem solved
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Evict the Occupiers. The rat families will leave on their own initiative from there. Problem solved.
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This is obviously government drunk on taxpayer dollars. For administrators to actually spend resources on enforcement for this type of folly means only that they have too much money. But I’m sure that their budget is “cut to the bone”.
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The government standards of dealing with rats are indicative of the failures of big government.
When rules obstruct public workers from performing their tasks, chaos results!
We need a complete overhaul of the excessive and paralyzing rules imposed by ignorant overseers!
The Occupy movement is exposing the chronic inability of the federal and state governments to enforce the law!
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I guess – reading the pdf – that it depends on what you mean by a “commensal rodent” – i just googled it and it refers to mice and rats. so it would appear that THE LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO MICE AND RATS.
So here we go again – yanking my chain.
That has nothing to do with idiots writing idiotic laws and wasting taxpayer money and driving americans crazy – but does that justify making idiotic criticisms of idiotic laws ? All these idiots on all sides have too much time on their hands and too much money, and way too much authority.
Hot debate. What do you think?
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You didn’t read the whole thing, if so you would have read this:
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Most liberals don’t read well, it would disturb their biases! MSNBC is so appealing/appalling!
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Seems that DC is “sticking” it to Virginia … Why not reloate the rats to Prince Georges County? Wheaton? Chillum?
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You really can’t make this stuff up. If there is anyone who doesn’t know that the animals have taken over the zoo, they are asleep. What hope is there for an asylum being run by the inmates?
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Residents of Virgina needs to sue the pants off the author of this bill and everyone who voted for its passage! This could be attempted murder, or at the least manslaughter if anyone passes away from any rat carried disease!
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I wonder if the conception of this law and it being forwarded toward passage had any thing to do with a certain Official’s spouse remarding “first time in my life I am proud of my country”.
Perhaps the cost of enforcement is written somewhere in the new Health Care bill.
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But, being a heatless capitalist, I’m currently wondering how I can go about becoming an undercover bounty hunter and how much I can charge per dead rat.
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Here is the real issue with the DC Rat Law…it’s about destroying OUR rights!!
http://angryamericanman.blogspot.com/2012/01/rats-among-us.html
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