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LAS CRUCES - "I had no idea what I was getting into," Ernest "Gino" Jimenez said Thursday of his first rat-hoarding case in 14 years with Las Cruces animal control. "Never, and I hope to never see it again."

(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)

Comments

[Willard]

I always thought: the more, the merrier.

[Neil Diamond Ben]

I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"

[I am I said: Ben]

Neil Diamond

[Wes S.]

Eek. A James Herbert horror novel come to life...

Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[Charlotte]

Poor rats....They are actually quite clean as pets. Of course thousands of them probably aren't as clean.

[Meanie the Blue]

"She had a son and grandkids, but I haven't seen them in five, six months, probably because ....."

*Cue ominous music*

[James Cagney]

You dirty ra--

[Spiny Norman]

Ah, Meanie. I see I'm not the only one who read it that way.

o_O

[bonmot]

More pythons!

[MOTW]

Woman: Well there's rat cake ... rat sorbet... rat pudding... or strawberry tart.
Man: Strawberry tart?!
Woman: Well it's got some rat in it.
Man: How much?
Woman: Three, rather a lot really.
Man: ... well, I'll have a slice without so much rat in it.

[Siouxie]

I think one of them escaped and can be found lobbying scurrying around the White House.

[nursecindy]

Idiot.

[queensbee]

oh rats. motw posted that python bit before i had a chance to.... teehee

[Meanie the Blue]

Notice they did not say the rats were underfed, Spiny.

[OC Dolphin]

"It is a horrible situation," she said. "Rats have feelings and rats have pain receptors. It's a mammal, so they have all the same feelings and sensations...

...Anyone who is interested in taking one or two of the rats - as pets or for reptile food."

[Jeff Meyerson]

176 Red-Eyed Albino Rats WBAGNFARB or a DIsney cartoon.

[Romeo Vitelli]

Cases like this are always bizarre. It can be a total nightmare for the neighbors.

http://drvitelli.typepad.com/providentia/2008/08/no-progress-in-la-rathouse-case.html

[queensbee]

romeo - sick story... its not like anyone really NEEDS to save rat lives...

[Shrek]

Ah make a mean weed rat stew - -

[Manuel from Barcelona]

Is hamster!

[Clankie]

Amazingly, they all have law degrees.

[bonmot]

Hey now . . .

[9]

I used to the be the rat (and dog) lawyer for the District of Columbia (really - and feel free to submit your own jokes here), but I never saw anything like that.

[Manuel (not MtB) \(^o^)/]

I shall call him Basil ...

[oneblankspace]

I found this was the key paragraph :

But while the Animal Service Center of the Mesilla Valley was planning on beginning euthanizing the rodents Thursday night, they're now in talks with large-reptile rescue organizations from Albuquerque and Los Lunas, which may be able to take the rats for food.

[Ralph]

Has anyone noticed that PETA has not announced a "Save the Rats" campaign? All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.

[WriterDude]

Is not "rats"! Is filigreed Siberian hamsters!