Milwaukee woman battles rat infestation near her home
By TJ Dysart
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MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Kathleen Bebo, who lives near 12th and Morgan in Milwaukee, is dealing with a rat infestation that began in October, prompting her to consider moving.
Bebo has killed eight rats since the rodents started appearing, and she believes they are coming from the alley due to neighbors not disposing of trash properly. On Friday, she caught two rats, which remain in the trap outside her home.
“My husband usually opens this up and takes them out,” Bebo said, describing her routine of checking traps. “It’s disgusting, two rats in one day,”
Bebo shared a photo of a dead, soaking wet rat nearly the size of her shoe found in her back alley, noting that the problem has worsened since it began in June of last year.
“I personally have seen eight rats in my traps,” Bebo said. “So that’s eight rats since October that I have killed.”
Her biggest fear is that the rats will invade her home.
“They are going to be in my house,” Bebo said.
She believes the issue stems from neighbors not properly disposing of their trash and has reached out to her alderman, Scott Spiker, and neighborhood services for assistance.
“The neighborhood services guy came out to look at my property to see if I have burrows, and they said unless I have them all, I could do is kill them,” Bebo said.
Attempts to contact Alderman Scott Spiker and the Department of Neighborhood Services for comment were unsuccessful.
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