Rat infestation in Leganés traced to its main park
Parque de Palestina, 14,000 m² of playgrounds, is the epicenter of a growing rat infestation in Leganés, Spain. How much will it cost to fix?
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Leganés and its rats: more of them, and bigger
What does it cost when a city loses the war against its rodents? Residents of Leganés, near Madrid, already know the answer: more rats, and bigger ones. Complaints keep piling up and point to Parque de Palestina, 14,000 square meters of playgrounds and sports areas where rats have been filmed climbing trees, according to the local press.
A problem with many angles
Beyond the disgust, the infestation has an obvious economic side: rodent control is expensive, and delays only drive up the cost. But the public debate has drifted in other directions. Cat sterilization is blamed for the increase; poor municipal maintenance is named as an accomplice. And, as usual in the region, the blame flies between political parties.
With all this, the only certainty is that the rodents have the upper hand. If the city council doesn't act in time, the next step will be seeing them at council meetings. Seated, admittedly, but there will be plenty of them.
What does it cost when a city loses the war against its rodents? Residents of Leganés, near Madrid, already know the answer: more rats, and bigger ones. Complaints keep piling up and point to Parque de Palestina, 14,000 square meters of playgrounds and sports areas where rats have been filmed climbing trees, according to the local press.
A problem with many angles
Beyond the disgust, the infestation has an obvious economic side: rodent control is expensive, and delays only drive up the cost. But the public debate has drifted in other directions. Cat sterilization is blamed for the increase; poor municipal maintenance is named as an accomplice. And, as usual in the region, the blame flies between political parties.
With all this, the only certainty is that the rodents have the upper hand. If the city council doesn't act in time, the next step will be seeing them at council meetings. Seated, admittedly, but there will be plenty of them.
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