The Bizarre History of Professional Rat-Catchers
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- What do Queen Victoria, the Pied Piper, and a children’s book have in common? Rats, of course - more specifically, the art of catching them. The history of rat-catching is a lot more fascinating than you might expect, but it's probably just as gross. From sewers to disease to lucrative rat-fighting businesses, rat-catching is definitely the kind of dirty and disgusting job that deserves more recognition.
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My kids watch it for homeschool. (They fact-check to throw in that very important exercise, too).
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@@armedwithwings3953 They don't blindly consume information. I have them "fact-check" things. It's a great exercise, probably the most important skill they'll ever learn besides maybe how to cook :-)
Now we need a movie about Jack Black the ratcatcher played by Jack Black...
YES I WANT THIS SO BAD!!!...
I would totally watch that
That would be a good movie.
perfect fucking idea.
Fck it lets get Tim Burton to direct it
yeah but dont include rat fighting
The narrators voice is just perfect for history😍
Oh yeah.. I could listen for hours
Look up comedy central review:addiction.
Same voice actor.
he sounds like a depressed, divorced, middle-aged fellow
@@chriswyers9619 what's the name of the show?
I love his voice to.. BTW I feel like he could explain the origin of damn near ANYTHING, like where phrases came from. Like " knock on wood, ratting someone out"
Yeah, he sounds like the voice actors from 1950s documentary. That seems perfect with the theme of the channel.
This channel is almost too entertaining
That only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades
Correct
True but my Pet Rescue Rat 🐀 didn't like this video
MY ASS shat out a rat sized log today and now it hurts to sit down. At least when I fart it's like orgasms shooting out MY ASS so that's a plus.
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Weird History: 'Rat Catching'
Tekashi 69: *scrolls down faster*
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Hey, I just watched someone make "deep fried water" the other day!
Heh 😆
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Its good to watch history again versus watching the History Channel go on about aliens and pawn stars.
Even martians need a place to go when they are short on cash
True that
I never understand why pawn stars was on the ficken history channel.
@@mysticanna5545 im guessing it is bc a lot of the items on that show are old or smth? i still think there could be much better programs on that channel
Alien pornstars are history now?
That's Charlie work Dennis.
Lolol they need to go back and do an episode of Charlie becoming rich off of being a European Rat Catcher/Breeder
"It's like whole generations of those things died at my hands.
Sometimes I wonder if our lives are more valuable than theirs."
"They are, they definitely are,"
Definitely charlie work😂 i love always sunny
Charlie is the best rat catcher tho
Came to the comments looking for a Charlie comment lmao
“...kept over 2,000 rats in the basement to stage fights.” Had me dying laughing but also made me sad 😆😂😰
Lmao.. i read this as he said it resulting in and even bigger laugh
It used to be a common game to jump in a small ring and see how many you could stomp to death in a minute. Contestants would end up getting covered in blood which led to spread of diseases.
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
I'm actually from a neighbouring town of Hamelin, Germany :) the story is pretty well woven into the old town of the city. It's actually more fun than it sounds, to go on a historical walk with a pied piper historian to tell you all the secret stories of the town. It's worth a visit one day 🙂 great video on our lesser known city, thank you, weird history!
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
Why do I absolutely adore the narrator's sarcastic yet classy voice?
Rats are some of the best pets anyone could ever have! They're clean, quiet, very obedient if you take the time to train them.
In fact, they're so clean and smart, some cat rescues have been known to keep them in cages with kittens. Kittens are extremely messy, so the rats will make sure they stay clean. It's also very cute watching them play and cuddle together!
Have had pet rats on and off since I was a bairn. So loyal, after my cat, getting rats(twenty years to wait) but pet rats are amazing
The rats themselves may be clean, but they poop and pee all the time, needing frequent bedding changes.
@@Munden You can litter train them like cats and if the cage is big enough, you should only clean it every week to 2 weeks.
@La Vie En Pâquerette like most things cleaning hands can help with that. I had a cage that the toilet fell into a separate bit of the cage so its easy to clean out. I wash my hands after cleaning out my indoor cats tray, and after picking up dog poo. So washing hands clear any danger
Yeah, nah.
You can't put out videos fast enough, easily one of my best YT finds of 2020!!
Your channel became the best part of corona, I’m learning so much for once
When I was a kid, my mom saw a rat in the laundry room. She told my dad to catch it. All he did was go get a shotgun from his closet. He went into the laundry and shot it and also hit the dryer. My brother and I were in shock I guess. There was blood, and pieces of rat all over the place. My furious mother told him to go buy a new dryer that instant, clean the mess up himself and take my brother and I when you go to SEARS. I got the Ghostbusters Firehouse that day.
Lol 😂 sorry for the rat, but glad you got a special toy out of the whole ordeal! Smart momma you had...
This was wild.😂
rip to that 🐀 that’s gangsta
Allison Wonderland She’s awesome and I’m blessed to have a strong, but sweet mother. My parents are still married. He eventually calmed down. It’s a fun story and I’ll never forget the look on her face.
William Thompson I bet! Lol
"how good of a rat-catcher would you be?"
Me: **Laughs in poverty**
**looks at bank account** yeah I would probably make a good rat catcher
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
@@hermantheduckgb Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
I'm not sure if you've covered this one yet: sewer cleaners. The most famous sewer cleaner I can think of is Ralph Kramden's best pal Ed Norton. Ed was very proud of his profession.
Sewer cleaners and chimney sweepers. What hard, dirty jobs from back in the day!
Bert the chimney sweep from Mary Poppins
They’d make a great living in Chicago now
People today really, really, really don't understand how big of a deal modern hygiene and sanitation is. We take it for granted. But it was barely over a hundred years ago that people regularly dumped sewage into the streets or into local ponds/rivers/lakes contaminating water supplies. Even things like washing hands is a relatively recent concept.
As a fancy rat enthusiast, I am grateful for the likes of Jack Black in domesticating the little guys. :)
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
This guy was why the dad in Ratatouille hated people...
I was NOT ready for "RAT FIGHTS"
I died
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
Thank you for this piece! As a long-time rattie aficionado, it's nice to see history presented in a way that doesn't vilify animals for being animals.
Fancy rats are delightful pets, are very intelligent and show empathy, and they make wonderful fur family for anyone looking for an engaging and social pet.
One bit of advice? Always adopt in pairs or more. They need rattie companionship, being that they naturally live in extended family colonies. And a group of rats is called a mischief, which is the most appropriate name ever!
Rats are gross
This is still a job in NYC Vice has a really interesting video on it. They still use dogs and everything 😆
As soon as it gets to dusk, those creatures are out in strong force.
I first heard of the term “rat catcher” while reading the novel The Whipping Boy as a child
Such a good book.
1830s they passed the cruelty to animals act but they allowed cruelty to slaves.
My grandfather was a rat catcher and carried a ferret in his pocket. He lived in Sheffield. England. His last name was Scothern, I think his first name was Henry or Herbert.
Herbert the pervert
@@LEllis-ui3lx why do you say he was a pervert?
@@marshagill1542 Herbert the pervert is a family guy character. He's just taking the piss because you said your grandfather's name was Herbert. It's not very funny tbh
@@DrearyOne you can't explain yourself or your reasoning.
@@marshagill1542 Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
I hope Jack Black sees this video, and gets a mild chuckle out of it.
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
No thanks I don't want nothing that's smaller than my hand
Fancy rats are such sweet, loving pets!
I had a pet rat when I was a kid in the early 60s. To my mother's dismay.
I had 4!! When I was a teen in the 90s
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(genuine question, not trolling)
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i injected various liquids into baby rats when i was a kid
Could someone come and take care of upper management at my work place.
KILL EM ALL!!!!!!
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@@lawrencetalbot8346 chill
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She’s weird for not joining! Lol
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Aw yeah it’s time to educate myself in the lost art of rodent retrieval
I'm from NYC, and I remember the 80s when we were over run, I'm from the burbs in Queens so I never had any sort of mouse or rat problem BUT when I would visit Manhattan especially at night rats galore and just looking down at the subway tunnel tracks OMG scary even today the subways are full of them I'm petrified of them.
I’m terrified of them too bro..
Hence another reason why I will never move to a large city. I like it out in the country.
They still run around late at night.., just look at Inside Edition they still do stories about the rats coming outta the woodwork
Thank you to ppl who do the things most ppl can’t. You are the secret heroes in the world.
I’ve gotta be honest; this is the most entertaining and hilarious one that this channel has done up to date! You’ve really outdone yourselves this time!
And this is why I love this channel. The history of rat catchers, chimney sweeps and toilets. You know how to keep us both informed and entertained. You already did the history of fools, how about the history of royal food tasters?
Who narrates these stories? I think he does a stellar job!
idenitfy him someone he is not listed on the pages youtube Wikia or IMDB
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
There I am enjoying a fascinating brief documentary about rat catching.... something I didn’t know I needed to know. (Thank you weird history.) And I learned that I share my birthday (July 22) with Rat Catcher’s day! How have I lived my whole life without this information?!
Rat catching is still a lucrative business depending on where you live.
Ever heard of an exterminator?...
Some people even still rat with dogs and ferrets or mink.
my redtail boa would make short work of those Norway rats, i think id be a decent rat catcher....
You mean your red tailed boa is a decent rat catcher.
@@williamsanders2348 nah he just meant he is a gifted rat catcher with Red tailed boa as a Pet. 😅
The job of "rat catcher" should not be considered consigned to history only. We need something like this in damn near every big city on the planet.
But isn’t that just an exterminator? Plus cats as well!
Put some respect on Charlie Kelly’s name
A Turtle approves catching rats.
Wild fast
@@Bandstand What?
I didn't know ferrets hunted rats, that makes the stinky slinky darlings even more adorable to me.
Please do the iriquois conference
Rats are wonderful creatures. It's sad that we still look at them as mere vermin
and now there's the mink man catching all those rat using mink,dog,lizard
I was a “rat catcher” during the big dig in Boston.
Also worked in Fenway Park and Cambridge Housing Authority.
Not mad at my recommendations lol 👀
A video about Garden Hermits/Ornamental Hermits would be great!
I'd love to learn more about them
Do you mean gnomes?
Hmm I’ve always heard the term gnome, do other places call the lawn ornament different things? In any case, I’m definitely down for learning it’s weird history 😁😉🤣
That subtle Vermintide reference...guess it's time to actually subscribe.
Glad I'm not the only one to notice
When I worked at a restaurant, one of my jobs was to catch rats. We were located between two other restaurants. So, when our population of rats would decline, rats from the neighboring places would move in. I must have caught and killed between 300 and 500 of the little monsters over a two year span.
I love your videos! Thank you so much.
Have you tried dangling a slice of pizza over the stairs?
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And it’s super cute they had a jack russell/parson terrier- bred for rodent catching because they like to dig. That’s why I call my jack russell “Chilean miner” lol
I'm the giant rat that makes all of the rules
Joseph Carter the Mink Man on CZcams uses minks to catch rats. It’s pretty cool to watch. His minks are trained really well.
Thanks for recommendation, I’ve seen him mentioned a number of times here but didn’t know who to look up.
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Jobs at home:
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hahaha That's so weird....! love your channel though, always learning a lot with y'all greetings from Paraguay :)
I'm 71+ years old, in my youth age 18 after high school I got a job at Fisher Nut Company in St. Paul MN. I was one of three who spent their entire 8 hour shift checking and if need be and their was always a need, empty all the various numerious mouse traps within the companies building. All the traps were full every shift.
Ugh to be a designer rat in the middle ages
I love ur videos not only educational but ur sarcasm is funny 🤣🤣🤣
Video suggestion: the philadelphia experiment
I'm not sure if you've already done this, but a video on medieval european morticians and funerals would be interesting.
There was a Hollywood movie made of the story of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, released in 1957 and starring Van Johnson, filmed in glorious Technicolor, so you don’t have to miss seeing a single rat. It was screened for us when I was in grade school. Ever hear an entire auditorium full of kids saying “Ewwww!” all at the same time? That was an experience.
We (South Africa) had a rat problem with Norwegian Rats about 8 years ago. Being an insomniac I was the first in my home of 5 people to want to go mad hearing them scuttling in the roof at night. I called in a Pest Control company who fumigated the roof area but it continued. I sent my eldest son, who was now also hearing them in the roof, up to place rat poison in loads of places. We had a very big home. Still it didn't stop. I eventually spoke to a large house maintenance and supply company's staff member who said they had been informed of a manifestation of the Norwegian Rats and they required a different type of poison to normal rat poison, which they appeared to relish. Once again I sent my son into the roof but this time without water. Usual rats eat the poison, get thirst, drink the water and they die from burned stomachs. It was a couple of days later when I was sitting on my patio when I spotted a massive 30cm rat coming out from under the roof trusses, clearly needing to drink water and my swimming pool was close by. I am no flipping hard hearted woman, but I grabbed one of my other son's cricket bats and bludgeoned it and another which followed soon after, to death. Not even my 23 year old, at the time, son would go near it. It was huge. I felt like I had killed an animal, not a rodent. To get rid of them I placed them in a burner. Now, if only the bats responsible for the spread of covid had been dealt with in the same manner who knows, we could have avoided this epidemic or.... maybe not..
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
Gonna correct that for you real quick...
"Rats make some of the best pests"
There. That should do it.
This channel is really weird but entertaining 🤣
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Rats Rats Rats, We are the rats!
We pray at night, we stalk at night we are the rats
Yes, yes, man-thing. We, we, are proud for it.
One of my go to channels when I get off work in the am and go to bed
Modern day rat catcher here ° rats are coming back In massive numbers !! Be warned people, if we don't get more rat catchers with terrier dogs they will start getting worse and worse
The music switches are always so funny to me
Rat Catchers were also major antagonsits in one of the Deltora Quest Books
one side-note: the city is called Hameln, it is located in lower saxony
In 2010 my family and I sat in the corner of the parking lot at Nissan Stadium in Nashville and watched obviously well fed Norway Rats raid a dumpster. They were huge and fearless. I walked to the Exxon station that the dumpster serve, and they acted as though I wasn't there. When I was a kid and my aunt lived in an old brownstone duplex, she use to hammer the tops of cans over their holes yet they would chew through them. In fact if rats can't gnaw on something their bottom teeth can curl into their heads.
I love this Chanel it's one of my favorites
"Rats on a stick! Get your rats on a stick!"
"Tales of a Rat Hunting Man" is a really great book, if anyone is interested in learning more about catching rats
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
I love the Narrator guy your the reason I subscribed your voice is pleasing and I love learning too
Just saw one running across the road while I was driving😱😱😱😱🐀
emojis plz
did you run it over ?
That's China for you
I used to look after a farm that had a rat problem before the owners could move in. I was terrible at catching them so the property owners lent me a Jagdterrier named blue. That dog had that issue settled out in a week haha.
My initials are r a t and I think this is one of the most fascinating videos I've seen in a long time on CZcams thank you weird history
Enjoyed something new and ridiculously interesting. Even there is a day to mark the catchers. How great!
What about the Rat King from TMNT?
This is exactly what I subbed for
Charlie work!
I Love This Channel ❤️
Could you perhaps do a video specifically for ferrets? Not just because I love ferrets, but from what I'm seen, they have a very interest history
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
I don't care if they are rats; anyone who baits animals for their own cruel pleasure automatically go to hell..
So is this where the phrase “I smell a rat “ came from? 🧐
I love rats (and mice)!! They’re so cute and smart.
I miss my rat. He always greeted me when I got home from work. Hmmm 🤔 I should get another!
TheTonialadd I’ve been thinking of getting one again too 😁
Please get two at least! It's bad for them to be alone as they are extremely social and need rat company to stay happy and healthy :)
I'm one of those softies who releases spiders outside if I can, so I'd totally suck at being a rat catcher,lol.
To help catch rats in the cities, certain dog breeds were bred to be small and fast in order to fit into tight places. These specialized rat-catching dog breeds are called, of course, Rat-Terriers.
Rats make some of the best pets. The ones I had were female fancy rats and there was never a hint of aggressive behavior towards the family. They'd attack strangers who tried to put their fingers into the cage. Very intelligent, loyal and sociable. I'd have a rat now for sure the only problem is the fact that they have such a short lifespan that broke my heart to see them pass away after 3-4 years.
@@OFilipito_Enjoy_The_Videos When I was a kid I had (at one time or another) hamsters and even a gerbil. One of the hamsters I had was so smart he could open the cage door on his own; and this was one of those cages that had a sliding latch door on the top of the cage. This ability of his forced me to have to put a padlock on the cage door, (especially because we also had a cat.) I never had a rat because my mom drew the line at rats (for whatever reason), but I have known people who had a rat or two, and I got along fine with them (the rats... and the people who cared for them).
I literally didn't know pied piper was a type of bad guy
He never would have been a bad guy if the town fathers had just paid him like they promised. Moral of the story: stiff the rat catcher, lose your children.
I love weird and bizarre history and this is right up there!?
i listen to these while i work lol
Happy Year of the Rat everyone!
Makes me wonder if 1348 also was the Year of the Rat...