A team of firefighters heroically rescued a distressed fat rat that was trapped in a sewer grate

• In Germany, a fat rat got trapped in a sewer grate, the BBC reported.

• It took several volunteer firefighters to rescue the animal.

• Animal rescuers said the rat likely got stuck because of its size.

• Pictures and video of the rescue mission look intense.

• The rodent has returned to her glorious sewer home.

On Sunday, animal rescuers in Germany sprung into action when they caught wind of a rat that was stuck in a manhole cover,the BBC reported.

So, one might ask, how does a rat get stuck in manhole cover? Well, animal rescuer Michael Sehr had some ideas, the BBC reported.

“She had a lot of winter flab and was stuck fast at her hip – there was no going forward or back,” Sehr explained to a German outlet.

And thus, she was trapped. Just look at her face!



The mission to rescue the animal was quite elaborate. Several volunteers were called to the scene.

From the looks – and sounds! – of it, things got hairy. A team, yes a whole team, were called in to lift up the manhole cover and pry out the distressed rodent, who squeaked throughout the entire ordeal.



But Sehr defended the course of action. After all, it was all in the name of the rat’s wellbeing. “Even animals that are hated by many deserve respect,” he told the BBC.



So after all of that effort what happened to the rat, you might wonder. Was it someone’s pet? Did it go to an animal sanctuary? Well, it should go without saying that she went back into the sewer, presumably to be with her rat friends.

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Of course the local rat population in Daun Penh also seem well fed with the garbo piles in the streets. Brazen little buggers tho..I used to think they were mainly nocturnal but you see them day time too darting about. Then again, some of them suffer an ugly ending as they cross the road only to be suitably squashed by a car...

And what about natural predators? The local cats seem too lazy to pursue them and I don't see stray dogs in this area.

Popular misconception that cats will keep rat populations down. Mice and birds yes... rats almost never.

IraHayes wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:28 am Popular misconception that cats will keep rat populations down. Mice and birds yes... rats almost never.

Case for cats are rat killers:






Case against cats are rat killers:





I think on balance you are probably right tho...the cat would have to be very fiesty or hungry or both.

Might be dangerous for the cats here as the rats are usually their size

Kayve wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:37 am Might be dangerous for the cats here as the rats are usually their size

Indeed...rats have razor sharp teeth.. Do they get rabies?

The rats are huge, to be true. I wish there was more natural predators to keep their population down.