#Rabbit-sized rats terrify Liverpool residents: ‘They’ve taken over’

Rats the size of rabbits have taken over the Litherland section of Liverpool, England, and residents say the brazen creatures are multiplying and getting bigger and bigger.

“It’s just non-stop. They were always coming into our garden so we blocked all possible entrances, but they seem to keep finding new ways [to get in]. They’ve taken over,” one resident told the Liverpool Echo.

One local resorted to trapping the rats on his own, showing the paper his latest catch.

“This fella just rolled into our house,” he said. “We’ve caught about five during lockdown but this was by far the biggest. Thought it was a rabbit at first.”

Another Liverpudlian, Sandra Berry said she had to move in with her daughter due to “not being able to cope” with the rats and the devastation they leave behind.

“I know people [in Bootle] are getting [rats] because of rubbish that’s been dumped,” Berry said. “But that’s not what’s happening here. We clean up loads. We don’t have a fly-tipping or rubbish problem. I don’t know where they come from.”