1,000 cats poisoned by raticide in 20 days

时间：2007-07-19 01:06:26

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Chinanews, Changsha, Jul. 17 – Binhu Village in Hunan Province was recently infested1 with rats. Our reporter saw remains2 of rats on village roads, and mouse holes could be found everywhere in the villagers’ courtyards.

 

Binhu is the most serious infested place around the Dongting Lake. Xu Hongguang, local Party chief, said that most plants had been eaten by rats. Since the rat disaster broke out on June 28, the villagers have spent 12 thousand yuan to buy raticides, and even 3 tons of rice were used to be mixed with raticide.

 

Raticide not only kills rats, but also cats and dogs. Some 1,000 cats and 100 dogs raised by the villagers were killed by raticide in 20 days. Xu said currently the most important task is to kill rats, and some sacrifices are unavoidable.

 

Tao Weixin, a farmer who was forced to move out of the village, said that only mankind is fighting against rats at the moment, and rat’s natural enemy like cats and owls3 is on the verge4 of extinction5 around the region.

 
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1 infested f7396944f0992504a7691e558eca6411     
adj.为患的，大批滋生的（常与with搭配）v.害虫、野兽大批出没于( infest的过去式和过去分词 )；遍布于
参考例句：
  • The kitchen was infested with ants. 厨房里到处是蚂蚁。
  • The apartments were infested with rats and roaches. 公寓里面到处都是老鼠和蟑螂。
2 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
3 owls 7b4601ac7f6fe54f86669548acc46286     
n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • 'Clumsy fellows,'said I; 'they must still be drunk as owls.' “这些笨蛋，”我说，“他们大概还醉得像死猪一样。” 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
  • The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity. 大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 来自辞典例句
4 verge gUtzQ     
n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临
参考例句：
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。
5 extinction sPwzP     
n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种
参考例句：
  • The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
  • The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。

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