FOOD FOR THOUGHT – RATS IN BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE.
With calls for rats still coming in on a daily basis, especially from the Bournemouth and Poole area, it might be worth just looking at, what is in fact, causing a lot of the problems. In the urban environment the main problem is our way of living! Food is in plentiful supply and waste is on the increase. It is not just the odd discarded half eaten burger or kebab, discarded sweets, unwanted sandwich, or thrown away tins or bottles that are feeding the ever growing number of pests including rats, mice, squirrels, birds and even insects. Even when food items are put in convenient bins for...
Read MoreThe Winter Blues
With the Christmas and the New Year break now well and truly over, the weather has settled into the dark winter routine with heavy rain becoming the norm. Do not despair, British Summer Time starts on 27th March and already the days are getting longer, if only gradually! Certainly nature is not resting and many animals are taking advantage of the darker days to set up home un-seen. It might be that a few scratching sounds have been heard from the loft area or noises in the cavities? The cause could be rodent or bird. Squirrels are always looking for dry secure location and a warm loft, or in...
Read MoreDOMESTIC PETS AND PROBLEMS.
There are well over 7 million domestic cats in Britain and possibly over 10 million dogs! Domestic cats and dogs are a very common sight nowadays and most families own at least one or the other and in most cases they have a free run of the properties they live in, being able to enter or leave as they wish, by using a cat or dog flap. With this method, it is common practice to leave food and water down so the pet can come and go and eat at will. Just as domestic pets quickly grasp the situation, so do wild animals that frequent our gardens and properties. Mice and rats can smell food from...
Read MoreLOVE YOUR ENVIRONMENT!
The environment is changing and this is affecting everyone. The weather is getting warmer and exhibiting more extremes, a months’ rain in an hour, drought, stronger winds, etc.etc. It maybe as an individual, we can only do a very small amount to affect the outcome, but as a collective we can certainly make a difference. This is certainly the case with the effects we have on the nature and animals in our immediate vicinity. It is very easy to purchase chemicals or poisons to try and eradicate problems in our homes, gardens or work places and in some cases these can have a detrimental effect...
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