Some of the 53 dead rats recovered from traps near Medicine Hat's landfill are shown in the back of a truck on Thursday Aug. 16, 2012. The province prides itself on being rat-free, and has only seen isolated cases of the pests since the 1950s.
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Officials in southern Alberta have launched a new offensive in their ongoing war on rats, but believe it will take two years before they can completely wipe out the rascally rodents.