Rats Paul Shattenberg Summary

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In the Article, “Rats! Rodent populations proliferate in some parts of Texas”, written by Paul Schattenberg it focuses on how rats in Texas are destroying things and putting a lot of people in danger because of the disease they carry and that they are gnawing through electrical wiring anywhere from cars to homes. This was seen by Bauer when she stated ‘“she has received reports of rats chewing on wiring in and around homes, as well as in cars parked both outdoors and inside garages.”’ This shows that nothing is safe from the rats that are invading the homes in Texas but people are also fighting back.

To begin, the increase of rodents in Texas had a really big impact on the ecosystem. It says in the text that “... by mice and field rats,