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 Cambodia's
 Food Crisis
 Fix? Eat Rats

And they think more of the world should too

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Aug 27, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Food prices have rocketed so high in Cambodia that even the humblest of foods has seen its price quadruple this year. That humblest of foods is rat meat, and it’s going up precisely because so many Cambodians can’t afford any other meat, the Guardian reports. Rats have been fleeing to higher ground lately as the Mekong Delta floods, making it easy for villagers to catch, sell, and eat them. More »

More about:  food • Cambodia • rats • rodents • global food crisis

 Dead Rats Stink Up 
 Orlando Airport 

Persistent rodent problem leaves officials and passengers feeling ill

Orlando Sentinel Orlando Sentinel Mar 21, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dead rats are stinking up a portion of Orlando International Airport, and the smell has workers crying foul. Construction crews renovating gates earlier this month scared the rodents into the airport, the Orlando Sentinel reports; exterminators followed, and after rats died in walls and ceilings the stench sent workers and passengers home sick and shut down a customs checkpoint. More »

More about:  Florida • airport • airport security • rats • Orlando • rodents • Walt Disney World

NYC Fines for Rat-Hunting Cats

Inspectors charge $300 and up for feline guardians

New York Times New York Times Dec 22, 07 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - New York food shops and delis have a way to deal with rats, but health inspectors aren’t purring: Many NYC stores have a cat around to keep out rodents, the New York Times reports. Unfortunately, health inspectors frown on cats and rats with equal fervor. “Any animal around food presents a contamination threat,” one rodentologist explained. More »

More about:  New York City • restaurant • cat • rats • grocery stores • rodents

$25K Sundae Comes With Mice, Roaches

NYC closes upscale dessert shop for
health violations

CBS CBS Nov 15, 07 8:10 PM CST
(Newser) - An upscale dessert shop on New York's Upper East Side that serves $25,000 ice cream sundaes has been shut down for egregious health-code violations, including a dysfunctional sewage system, mounds of mouse droppings, and a thriving cockroach population, CBS reports. The shop, Serendipity 3, introduced the extravagant sundae, which comes with a golden spoon, just last week. More »

More about:  New York City • Department of Health • infestation • rodents

Rodent Attacks Demolish Spanish Crops

As 750M voles enjoy the all-day buffet, farmers resort to their wits

Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor Aug 20, 07 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - As many as 750 million voles have descended on farmland in central Spain, and with government response slow, farmers are taking matters into their own hands. The reason the number of rodents has exploded over the past few months is unclear, the Christian Science Monitor reports, but a likely explanation is a mild winter—potentially the product of global warming. More »

More about:  climate change • global warming • Spain • farming • farmer • rodents

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