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Rat Squad of Paris Police Tracks Rodent Roots
In Paris the antirodent unit called Le Service de Lutte Contre les Rangeurs de la Prefecture de Police deploys 16 investigators in a two month deratization program. Dr. Lucienne Corre-Hurst leads a lab that studies rats for disease and tests controls, arguing the aim is prevention and nonreappearance rather than killing.
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Paris
Rat Cops
le Service de
Rangeurs de la Prefecture de Police
Lucienne Corre-Hurst
Emile Zola
Police
Les Halles
Corre-Hurst