There's a XXX in my garden! Warning.

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It has a tail. Don't read any further if you don't like this sort of thing.

Blatheringon - Yes and that's why I am not putting poison out and just trying traps. We have a lot of local town foxes and I don't want to hurt them. The pest man told me today they eat snails!!! Yuck lol

I’d deal with the problem before moving and having to reduce the price of your property. I would have suggested involving EH, but you’d have to declare that the the buyers. I’d chuck some anti rat poison over the fence, when you can’t be seen. Then I’d add a few negative comments to trip advisor! Hopefully with enough negative comments, it’ll go out of business and have to close up. Hopefully it’ll be converted back to living accommodation! I’d also seriously consider getting a new fence put in. Whilst doing it, bury some chicken wire underneath the foundations of your fence. That way the little darling’s won’t be able to dig their way under the fence.
Oh yes, I’d play very dirty in the circumstances. They’ve not been neighbourly so why should you? You’re having to sell your property at a much reduced price too, so I feel you have every right! 🐭😈

Complain to your local councillors and your MP. Get your neighbours to do the same. Make a nuisance of yourselves at the council. Keep on at environmental health, see if they can bring their inspection forward. Leave reviews on TripAdvisor, Google and any restaurant review sites mentioning the food preparation practices (nothing slanderous, just factual). Go and complain about the smells while the restaurant is open, in front of customers. See if the local paper is interested (as long as the restaurant is not one of their advertisers!).
Think hard before getting a terrier though!

We have a lot of local town foxes and I don't want to hurt them. The pest man told me today they eat snails!!!

SO does our springer, the mucky mare!!!

I was chased by rats as a child due to a lad a few doors down baiting a nest out of an abandoned church across the road from our house. Imagine about eight kids running down a lane being pursued by quite a few rats. Lots of screaming, country life eh you had to make your own amusement.

The only rat thing that has me worried is the fact they can swim up plumbing and pop out of your loo.

I'm loving the descriptions of the elegant dancing and prancing rats on this thread. Makes me think of Samuel Whiskers.

Peanut

Happy days!

Bejazus - if one swims up the bend and comes out of my downstairs loo then I am marching into the cafe with it dripping from my fingers, tail and all

The second rat gets the cheese. The first rat gets the trap. (And don't eat the green squidgy bit).

Not quite sure what Game chips are, but presumably they are cooked in a deep fryer.?

Heavy duty crisps, according to duckduckgo.

Emu? Gnu?

Bit behind there, headinhands

If it was an emu, I'd be happy. Think of the eggs!!

Or the ghost of Rod Hull?!

I'd be very nervous about having Row Hull around, ghost or no ghost!

I think the Food Inspectors are coming as the cafe man loaded up 4 black bins' worth of rubbish into the back of a van this morning. Nice.