Question Author
Yes I have killed many thousand rats myself, but only when they infest property or have become a health hazard, I have also sat and watched mother rat spend hours on a canal bank playing with her young, just as a cat plays with her kittens, I have also had a rat chewing at my the sole of my boot when I accidentally disturbed her with a nest of babies, that's courage!! the nest was covered over again with no further disturbance, she got my respect!!