Glasgow City Council has received almost 10,000 reports of rats this year with almost a fifth of the rodents being spotted inside flats and houses.
Rat sightings in Glasgow have skyrocketed, with official figures showing a tripling of reports over the past decade.
He added: "Seeing a rat is like seeing a pigeon and no Glaswegian will be at all surprised by the explosion in rat sightings. The largest pest increases recorded by Glasgow City Council were in 2016 and 2018. Reports from 2014 show 932 indoor rat sightings and 2,433 outdoors, while in just the first 11 months of 2024, the city has already seen 1,912 reported sightings inside homes and a staggering 7,869 external reports.
"It is about resource and setting priorities but the city centre and surrounding neighbourhoods are in an emergency situation that demands emergency action."
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