Worcester is "alive with rats", says pest control firm owner

Worcester is "alive with rats", says pest control firm owner

2:53pm Tuesday 1st July 2014 in News By Lydia Johnson, Fashion and beauty writer

THE city of Worcester is "alive with rats", a local pest control company has claimed.

And Cripplegate Park and the riverside near the Worcester Bridge are hotspots for the creatures, according to Nigel Probert, owner of Astwood Road-based Verminater Pest Control.

Shocked visitor Michael Gale, aged 65, of Rushwick said he spotted three running about in the park.

"I was shocked. When they saw me they scuttled under the hedge," he said.

"I found another lying dead near the tennis courts soon after.

"Children play in the park and people walk their dogs there. Rats can carry disease so who knows what would happen if a child or a pet were to get bitten."

But according to Mr Probert, Mr Gale is not the only person to voice concerns about the park.

Mr Probert, who set up his business in 1996, said: "Friends and neighbours always tell me about the rats there. I looked for myself and it is quite appalling.

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