Mutant Rats Are Multiplying In The UK

    Ergh, gross.

    Ailbhe Malone
    by Ailbhe Malone

    BuzzFeed Staff, UK

    Poison-resistant rats have been found in Kent and Sussex, according to the British Pest Control Association.

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    "They eat poison like feed; you might as well be leaving out grain for them", their spokesman told Metro.

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    Immunity to poison in rats is not a new development, but the mutants are spreading quickly.

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    Researchers advocate stronger poisons, but the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds advises caution.

    YUCK.

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