About Insomniac / Nutria

August 5, 2002

They are called " Nutria " and are not native to the region. They are

apparently very destructive to native habitats and ecosystems, and cause

quite a bit of damage to local infrastructure.

Not saying that I approve of going after them with rifles, but from what

I've read there's a real epidemic in places where the nutria population

has exploded. They've been spotted recently in the Chesapeake Bay, so our

East Coast friends will no doubt start to learn about this animal soon.

FYI, the animals aren't just killed and left. The pelts are used for fur,

and the meat has been approved for human consumption (ew).

-Kim

On Sat, 3 Aug 2002 ken1531767 wrote:

> Hi Debi / everyone,

>

> What you saw on " Insomniac " were not beavers getting shot for

> fun......they are king size sewer rats. I'm a regular viewer of the show and

> the reason they were shooting / killing them is to keep there population from

> increasing (which is an alarming rate). Those rats carry diseases and damage

> property everywhere in Louisiana. Yes.....those were cops (Driver drives

> while shining a light while the other cop uses a silenced rifle shooting /

> killing the rats) then disposing them later on. The guy that was smoking and

> drinking beer was " David Atell " .......the host of Insomniac. His show is

> based on what goes on in America at night when most of you are sleeping. I

> watch this show because I'm known as a " night kid " and if you live the normal

> Mon-Fri / 9-5 work schedule and never go out in the middle of the night then

> you got to watch his show cause you can learn alot about the night life and

> how fun it is......

> lates,

> -ken p.s- please let me know what you think about shooting those rats, thank

> you! =)

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