Rats

French town battles rat problem with the help of ferrets

Neuilly-sur-Marne will be calling on the small weasels and dogs as an environmentally friendly means of avoiding using chemical products

France home insurance: Do policies pay out for rat damage?

Insured or not, it is recommended to take quick action to call out pest control in the case of infestations

Marseille follows Toulouse in using ferrets to flush out rats

Ferrets are natural hunters of rats. The Connexion interviewed a Toulouse councillor about the initiative last year

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‘My career change in France was all thanks to a rat problem’

In the UK Robert Moon was a private eye but rodents in his French house – plus a friend’s help – kicked off an unlikely new profession as a pest controller

Paris and Marseille in top 10 most rat-infested cities in the world

Rats are increasingly being identified as a health risk in the cities, and a Paris rat even made an appearance on Spanish TV last week

Toulouse uses ferrets to control rats which now number one per human

City councillor says the animals are proving an eco-friendly solution to the unwanted guests

French farmhouse renovation: DIY tricks to get rid of rats

Nick Inman charts the ups and downs of renovating an old French farmhouse. Here he shares his tips of getting rid of unwanted house guests

Anne Hidalgo’s new cleaning machines to scrub up Paris

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has presented a fleet of new washing and vacuum “engines” to the streets of the capital, as part of her “plan to reinforce cleanliness”.