Year of the Rat

The whole year is named after them on the Chinese Calendar. Too bad they don’t get any respect.

Rats target of cleanup in Beijing. Guess it’s the year of the rat in more ways than one.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China may have just ushered in the Year of the Rat, but the pesky rodents aren’t welcome in its capital. Rats are the latest target of Beijing’s efforts to present a sparkling city for the Olympics in August, with the government announcing a campaign to rid all venues of rodents.

Anyone else see the hypocrisy here?

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