civilservant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not sentimental - a rat has a life too. > If it dies on your doorstep because it was > poisoned, surely it is ok to feel sorry for the > wretched beast. > > And people carry disease too. > Should we eradicate everyone suffering from a > communicable disease because they might just > transmit it to us? fair point, I guess. But since we are the dominant animal then we can say we dont want rats :)