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NYC Seeking "Rat Tzar" for $170,000 Annual Salary

NEW YORK (AP) — Hate rats? Are you a “somewhat bloodthirsty” New Yorker with excellent communication skills and “a general aura of badassery”? Then you might have what it takes to be the city's new rat czar.

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration posted a job listing this week seeking someone to lead the city's long-running battle against rats. The official job title is “director of rodent mitigation,” although it was promptly dubbed the rat czar. Salary range is $120,000 to $170,000.

“The ideal candidate is highly motivated and somewhat bloodthirsty, determined to look at all solutions from various angles, including improving operational efficiency, data collection, technology innovation, trash management, and wholesale slaughter,” reads that ad.

The posting is whimsical, but the job is daunting.

New York City leaders have been trying to control the rodent population for generations, with mixed results. Sightings of rats in parks, sidewalks and other places in the city have recently increased.

City rats have survived a multimillion-dollar effort under former Mayor Bill de Blasio that focused on more trash pickups and better housing inspections in targeted neighborhoods. The city also launched a program to use dry ice to suffocate rats in their hiding spots.

Adams, when he was borough president of Brooklyn, once demonstrated a trap that used a bucket filled with a toxic soup to drown rats lured by the scent of food.

Now, the Adams' administration is looking for a top rat bureaucrat to become the public face of the city's eradication and education efforts.

“Cunning, voracious, and prolific, New York City’s rats are legendary for their survival skills, but they don’t run this city – we do,” claimed the posting.

Applicants are expected to have a crafty sense of humor and “to lead from the front, using hands-on techniques to exterminate rodents with authority and efficiency.”

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by Anonymousreply 14April 14, 2023 12:27 PM

Why don't they just make rat hats out of them?

by Anonymousreply 1December 3, 2022 12:53 AM

Here you go, NYC.

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by Anonymousreply 2December 3, 2022 12:58 AM

[quote] The city also launched a program to use dry ice to suffocate rats in their hiding spots.

That’s cruel. Suffocation is a painful way to die.

[quote]Adams, when he was borough president of Brooklyn, once demonstrated a trap that used a bucket filled with a toxic soup to drown rats lured by the scent of food.

That’s even more cruel. There is nothing worse than drowning alive. How would these people like it if they were drowned in soup instead?

by Anonymousreply 3December 3, 2022 1:40 AM

Didn’t the city already have a Ratcatcher years ago? When he died his daughter took over and became Ratcatcher 2. They used non-lethal methods to lure the rats away.

by Anonymousreply 4December 3, 2022 1:58 AM

Louisiana has the right idea.

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by Anonymousreply 5December 3, 2022 2:27 AM

Chute them? Like Richard Gere?

by Anonymousreply 6December 3, 2022 2:30 AM

All is saved. The rat czar is on the job!

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by Anonymousreply 7April 14, 2023 5:08 AM
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by Anonymousreply 8April 14, 2023 5:32 AM

Wholesale slaughter you say? Go ahead. I’m listening.

by Anonymousreply 9April 14, 2023 5:34 AM

Can't we make rat contraceptive cheese and provide all New Yorkers with a monthly wedge and a cheese grater?

by Anonymousreply 10April 14, 2023 5:37 AM

They'd better pay up if they know what's good for them!

by Anonymousreply 11April 14, 2023 5:38 AM

r9 rat crushing is primarily a female fetish.

by Anonymousreply 12April 14, 2023 5:38 AM
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by Anonymousreply 13April 14, 2023 11:35 AM

Well, there goes our food.

by Anonymousreply 14April 14, 2023 12:27 PM
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