Taipei’s recent rat infestation problem has sparked concern among locals, with many claiming to have spotted rats roaming around streets and restaurant areas across the city.
But while many were wondering how authorities could solve the issue, one Threads user came up with a rather unexpected “solution”.
Claims she spent a day communicating with Taipei’s rats
According to China Press, a self-proclaimed “pet communicator” claimed on social media that she had spent an entire day and night deeply communicating with the rats in Taipei.
The user then hilariously revealed that around 64 rats had allegedly agreed to move out of Taipei city after the conversation.
However, not all the rats were convinced.
According to the post, some rats decided to remain in Taipei because they supposedly “have their own career plans”, making it impossible to persuade them to leave.
The post ended with the user jokingly adding:
But I think there should be fewer Taipei rats now.”
Netizens flood comments with jokes
The bizarre post quickly went viral across social media, with netizens joining in on the joke by leaving hilarious comments in the replies.
Some jokingly asked whether the communicator could “contact the rat king and sign a peace agreement”, while others wondered if the rats were planning to relocate to New Taipei instead.
Others joked that “city rats really have minds of their own”, while some imagined the rats wanting to continue “working hard” in Taipei.
Maybe some of the rats want to buy a house first before leaving?”
Similar discussion happened before
Interestingly, this isn’t the first time the topic of “communicating with rats” has surfaced online.
Previously, some netizens had seriously questioned whether animal communicators could negotiate with rats and convince them to leave Taipei.
At the time, another self-proclaimed animal communicator responded by saying that even humans do not always listen to each other, so it would be unrealistic to expect wild animals to completely change their behaviour just through communication alone.
The response also sparked widespread discussion online.
