{"id":1311,"date":"2014-06-04T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T12:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ipmpestcontrol.co.uk\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2017-04-11T16:30:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T16:30:06","slug":"gang-rats-gangs-terrified-kids-surrounds-playground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ipmpestcontrol.co.uk\/?p=1311","title":{"rendered":"Gang of rats gangs up on terrified kids and surrounds them on playground."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rats are a time honoured issue within England and a recent story highlighted the fact this issue could actually be escalating rather receding.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Reported rat sightings in a seaside resort have leapt 50% \u2013 206 to 304 \u2013 in the past year since the town hall scrapped a free pest control service <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1153\" alt=\"Rat\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ipmpestcontrol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Rat.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ipmpestcontrol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Rat-300x214.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ipmpestcontrol.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Rat.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>for homes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A pack of huge rats surrounded a group of screaming children at a playground.\u00a0Mums rushed in to rescue the youngsters, aged two to six, from up to 15 rodents who had been flushed out of nearby bushes by a dog.<\/p>\n<p>Witness Joan Simpson said: \u201cEveryone was petrified.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipmpestcontrol.co.uk\/pests-we-control\/rats\/\" target=\"_blank\">The rats<\/a> seemed to be going straight at the children.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was a lot of screaming and three had to be rescued from the top of the slide.\u201d\u00a0Another local Brian Battershill added: \u201cThe rats were huge and all over the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the nearby Regent\u2019s Park estate in Camden, North London, was \u201cplagued\u201d by vermin.A council spokesman said sewer pipes were being repaired to tackle the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile reported rat sightings in a seaside resort have leapt 50% \u2013 206 to 304 \u2013 in the past year since the town hall scrapped a free pest control service for homes.<\/p>\n<p>Residents in Newquay, Cornwall, claim\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/giant-rats-size-cats-roaming-3304019\" target=\"_blank\">the rodents are also getting bigger<\/a>.\u00a0One said: \u201cThe rats are massive. Cats here would think twice about going for one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the full story please click on the following link &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/gang-rats-gangs-up-terrified-3532703#ixzz33fhC0xTV\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/gang-rats-gangs-up-terrified-3532703#ixzz33fhC0xTV<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Concerned About Rats?<\/h2>\n<p>If you have any concern about rats in your local area, please give the team at IPM Pest Control a call. With treatments starting at just \u00a3140 + VAT for a guaranteed 3 visits from our team, our customers are certain to receive effective pest control solutions from a company that they can trust.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Us Today<\/h2>\n<p>If you suspect you have a any type of pest control problem or would like to take steps to ensure that you do not have a pest control problem, please call us on the following number for more advice 01992 763776.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Currently Browsing:\u00a0Gang of rats gangs up on terrified kids and surrounds them on playground.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rats are a time honoured issue within England and a recent story highlighted the fact this issue could actually be escalating rather receding. 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