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The boss of a man caught on video pouring hot water over several caged rats in Chinatown has claimed that doing so is a last resort after exhausting all other methods to exterminate the rodents. A video of the incident was taken by a passerby on Sept 1, rMan caught scalding rats to death in Chinatown: Shop owner claims he's left with little choice
The boss of a man caught on video pouring hot water over several caged rats in Chinatown has claimed that doing so is a last resort after exhausting all other methods to exterminate the rodents. A video of the incident was taken by a passerby on Sept 1, reported Shin Min Daily News on Saturday (Sept 7). The owner of HengBros SG durian stall, identified only by his surname, Xie, revealed that the man captured in the video is his assistant, and that they had taken such extreme measures due to the persistent rodent infestation in the area. Xie shared that he had been operating his stall at Block 531 Upper Cross Street for the past three years, during which the issue had remained resolved. Hundreds of rats had been caught in the past year alone, he told Shin Min. He added that the old infrastructure in the area as well as the nearby wet market and hawker centre all contributed to challenges in curbing the problem. Read more