Moment rat caught guzzling 60 bottles of illegal alcohol in wild drunken spree
A rat was caught by the police after it drank from 60 seized illegal bottles of alcohol in connection with a pending court case.
The thirsty rodent was filmed hopping around a cage in a police station, surrounded by the empty bottles it had been drinking from. The Kotwali police in Chhindwara district, India, set a trap after noticing that dozens of alcohol bottles, meant to be used as court evidence, had been drained - and despite their efforts, they only managed to capture one rat.
Now, the police have been left wondering what to present in court as evidence against the person they seized the alcohol from. The local police station and warehouse have become a haven for rats, who also target items like seized cannabis stored in sacks. To combat this, the police have started storing cannabis in iron tin boxes and keeping files out of reach of the pesky rodents.
Photo shows a rat that was put in a cage by police in Madhya Pradesh, India, undated. The rat was allegedly caught after drinking 60 bottles of liquor. (CEN) (Central European News (CEN))
The thirsty rodent was caught on camera hopping around a cage, surrounded by the empty bottles (CEN)It comes after we reported that mutant "super rats" have been plaguing the streets of Britain as overflowing rubbish builds amidst a series of bin strikes. Super rats is a phrase used to describe rats that have "genetically mutated", and only stick to eating familiar foods. As a result, they have become less inclined to consume the most common types of rodenticide and have become more aware of the methods used to control them which is making getting rid of them, increasingly difficult.
Over the course of a week at the end of September, footage plastered across social media has shown that piles of rubbish have resulted in unpleasant encounters with rats in many parts of the country, as a result of bin strikes. Tower Hamlets Council has called for additional help from the private waste company, Bywaters, to escalate the clean-up process and to help London residents feel at ease.
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There have been more rat sightings across the country, including in Liverpool where a rancid infestation of rats left residents in a block of flats frightened to leave their homes with the rodents running past them. spoke to resident Eve, who moved into one of the flats affected by the rat infestation but was not aware until after moving: "We saw one or two dead rats, but thought nothing of it." With the weather transitioning into autumn and the nights getting longer, the rats are going to be seen more regularly.
It follows news that rowdy raccoons with a taste for beer and a knack for breaking into homes are setting up home in Britain in increasing numbers. These mammals - native to North America and which have a bandit-style black stripe across their eyes - were first spotted in the UK in the 1970s after being released by pet owners.
Raccoons, known for their sneaky habits of breaking into homes and bins, were banned from being kept as pets in the UK in 2016. This was to prevent them from escaping or being released into the wild.
However, there have been sightings of these creatures across England, Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. The number of these critters, often found tipsy after raiding fridges, has increased significantly.
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