The Mayor of New York has declared war on rats. Dateline follows a group of local vigilantes and their dogs taking matters into their own hands.

00:00 Intro
01:26 Why terriers make good rat hunters
03:51 Meet the Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society aka R.A.T.S
05:44 Training dogs to be hunters
06:53 How bad is New York City's rat problem?
08:05 Rats invaded this woman’s building and car
12:21 The root cause of New York City's rat problem
14:06 What the Department of Sanitation is doing to tackle the rat problem
15:09 Why can't they just put trash in garbage bins?
16:17 Going on a night hunt
20:12 Killing rats isn’t a solution, says PETA
22:21 Do rat hunters believe they make a difference?

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