Love them or hate them – surely everyone has an opinion on rats

About 10 days ago I put out a Tweet posing a question about dealing with pests – and I don’t mean Tories, trolls or other such annoyances.

I get involved in various discussions on Twitter, some bring a friendly response while others bring down a tirade of self righteous anger no matter how bland the comment might be,

Very rarely does a comment go without comment.

Except for this one.

In 10 days there were 34 visits to the post, one like and no comments.

What was it about this particular comment that it failed to evoke any reaction?

I asked a simple question:

If a rat invades your garage, chews into plastic containers and electric cabling, should you:

A – set a humane trap and, if successful, drive out to the countryside and release it;

or:

B – set a standard trap and, if it works, wrap it in a plastic shroud ad stick it in the bin?

Surely that is worth a reaction?

There must be hundreds and thousands of Tweeters who have an opinion on rats – you know, those overgrown mice who will chew through everything that is not made of metal or concrete.

Do they deserve a new life in the countryside or a funeral in the bin?

What about you, dear readers, what is the best way to deal with rats?