“You’re not getting little rats anymore,” one resident told NBC News. “They’re getting cat-size.”

So bad is the situation that local lawmakers declared a “major incident” this month in the city, where some residents say their quality of life is worse than in developing countries and hold it up as an example of “Broken Britain” — which is how some describe the perceived widespread social decay of the U.K. and the breakdown of public services in the country.

“You’re not getting little rats anymore,” Charlie Wilson, 31, said as she sat on her front porch. “They’re getting cat-size.” She added that the smell — which has only gotten worse as spring temperatures have risen — was making her sick.

  • @[email protected]English
    24•1 month ago

    “You’re not getting little rats anymore,” Charlie Wilson, 31, said as she sat on her front porch. “They’re getting cat-size.”

    Birmingham foxes, owls, and badgers were enthusiastic about the situation.

      • FingolfinzEnglish
        15•1 month ago

        You’re just describing kittens, I’d take the kittens. I’ve seen a rat nearly the size of a cat before and would rather not experience that again

        • @[email protected]English
          3•1 month ago

          Well I guess that was an easy question. But maybe don’t fight the kittens. Just snuggle them.

          • FingolfinzEnglish
            3•1 month ago

            Have you ever seen a wild rat that size while inside a building at close quarters?