A man kills rats daily, even those living in his cereal cupboard.

Craig Lawrie, a father living in Glasgow, Scotland, has been facing a difficult and inhumane living situation. His home has been overrun by rats, and he has been catching at least two of them every day for the past month. Despite continuously complaining to his housing provider, Tollcross Housing Association, the 42-year-old has not received any effective solutions. The vermin have been getting into his home through gaps in his gas pipes and behind the cupboards in the kitchen. Craig has even employed environmental health interventions, but the situation remains dire.

In a desperate plea, Craig stated, "I can't keep living like this. It's horrendous. I can't even see my boy at my place because of the problem." He further explained that the rats were coming through the gas pipes and the back of the kitchen cabinets. With only two traps to work with, he has been catching two rats every day, causing a constant sense of fear and unease in his own home. The issue first arose earlier this year, and despite visits from workmen, the problem has persisted.

Craig, who is disabled and relies on Universal Credit, shared that the housing association had sent a plumber and a joiner to help him. However, as soon as they saw a rat, they ran out of the house. A new joiner assessed the flat and concluded that the only way to fix the infestation was to remove the entire kitchen. Despite these constant requests for help, all that has been done is "some foam" spread around the cabinets, which has not deterred the rats from finding their way in. Craig also revealed that environmental health officers had placed additional traps in the kitchen, but he was still finding new rats daily. He even described a terrifying incident where a rat jumped out of the cereal cupboard when his son went to grab some cereal.

As if the situation wasn't already dire enough, Craig also has pets in the flat, and he is constantly worried about their safety. Due to his disability, it is challenging for him to clean and reset the traps every day. He shared, "It's terrible – there's a sense that something's always lurking in the house, and you can't escape it." Craig expressed his frustration with the housing association, stating that he feels like they don't care about the conditions he is forced to live in.

In a statement, Tollcross Housing Association said, "Our policy on pest control is to work with Glasgow City Council and the tenant affected." However, this response has not provided any effective solution for Craig and his ongoing rat problem.

Meanwhile, in London, 31-year-old Claire Johnson from Bermondsey, southeast London, has also been dealing with a rat infestation in her home. She first noticed the problem in January 2024 and initially thought it was mice. However, over the last few months, the noise has become louder, leading her to believe that it is now rats. These nocturnal creatures are most active at night and during dawn and dusk. Claire has been experiencing the brunt of their activity between the hours of two and five in the morning, causing her sleepless nights.

"It's been really difficult to deal with," the nutritionist shared. "I can hear them running across the beams of the ceiling at night, and sometimes they will bump into each other in the walls and start fighting." She added that the noise is at its worst in the bedroom, forcing her to sleep on the pull-out sofa bed in the living room for some peace. The infestation has caused her a lot of stress, and she even worries that someone is "picking the lock" on her front door.

Fortunately, Claire's landlord has been very accommodating, calling pest control and reducing her rent while they deal with the issue. However, the infestation has led to Claire spending more time at her boyfriend's place and even traveling back to her family home in Huddersfield to get a good night's sleep. She shared, "I really like living in London, and I moved here to further my career as a nutritionist. But I don't know if I can deal with living in this flat much longer if this continues." The rat infestation has greatly impacted her quality of life and is causing her to reconsider her living situation in the city she loves.

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