‘I noticed 20 rats in our backyard without delay – the council must do one thing’

Residents of a multi-story constructing in Glasgow have expressed their worry over rats of their communal exterior space. The ‘large’ vermin have wreaked havoc on Earl Street, inflicting householders to reside in fixed terror.

Brenda Smith, a resident who has lived in her ground-floor flat in Scotstoun since 1978, has been compelled to cease taking her bin luggage out after a rat ran over her foot one afternoon. At one level, she stated she witnessed as much as 20 rats roaming freely within the backyard.

Brenda informed GlasgowReside: “I am frightened to take the bin out and always take a stick with me and make a noise when I am going into the bins because they are constantly in the bins.

“They run behind all of the crops, they arrive out into the grass and run up and down on a regular basis. We are terrified to exit.

“I went out one afternoon to put my bin out and they ran over my feet, that’s the last time I went and now leave it to Edward.

“Some of them are large and others are tiny, they’re having infants on a regular basis. You can’t sit out since you are scared. It’s completely terrifying.

“I can’t leave my window open in case they come into my house. I like to sleep with the window open but can’t. It’s like living in hell.”

Brenda’s again backyard connects to a walkway close to the River Clyde, which she believes is the supply of the rat infestation. She is worried that the scenario might get “really bad” and is urging Glasgow City Council to take pressing motion. She claims bin collectors are refusing to gather bins from the again because of the rat downside.

She defined: “At the very back, where the embankment is, it’s all dirt that has come down the embankment. It’s going to get really bad.

“We have been final month informed they’ll transfer the bins as a result of the bin males are refusing to empty the bins from the again. We have been informed the bins are going across the entrance and they’ll put poison in every single place however that didn’t occur.”

Brenda is calling for the council to address the issue by cutting back the shrubbery in the embankment, treating the holes where rats are seen emerging, and taking responsibility for the collection of bins, which residents pay council tax for.

In response to the situation, Glasgow City Council has said they are working closely with the local housing association to tackle the problem.

A spokesperson for the council explained: “We are aware of this situation and we have been working closely with the local housing association to address the problem.

“Back courts along this part of Earl Street are linked together and unfortunately some of the bin areas have been kept in poor condition, which has attracted rats into the communal area in search of food.

“Extensive bait has been laid down, bin areas have been cleaned and housing association staff will move bins to the street for collection, which will help to maximise the effectiveness of the pest control measures in place.

“As the food supply of the rats is being disrupted, rats have gone into other parts of the garden in search of food and may be more visible for a time while the bait takes effect.

“We will continue to monitor this situation closely along with the housing association until the issues are resolved.”

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