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Kill That Rat!

1941 , United Kingdom (Other)

Cat no. 1377

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A World War II government information film describing the damage to crops and livestock done by rats and advocating their extermination.

Shots of the harvest. The commentary emphasises that producing more food is saving shipping space and helping the war effort. There is a shot of a rat in a barn. The commentary and pictures illustrate how rats encouraged by rubbish heaps, broken doors and windows, faulty drains and by free food left lying around. The commentary offers the fact that rats cost the country £25m per year in lost food. A series of shots shows the damage done by rats to straw ricks, to animal feed and to poultry. They also cause indirect damage here, by stealing eggs and food as well as poaching chicks. A rat is filmed poaching a chick.The film shows how to protect against rats. Ricks must be fenced and kept off the ground. Poultry houses and buildings should be kept in good repair and made of materials that deter rats. They should also be kept off the ground. Feed should be stored in bins. Grills should be fitted over drains.The film shows methods of destroying rats. They can be poisoned. The farmer is shown laying the poison. They can be gasses with cyanide gas. The farmer is shown administering this by pump and by spoon. Threshing can be a rat hunt. A Ministry of Agriculture order has decreed that fences should be used as threshing to catch rats. A good dog is encouraged. We see a dog catching a rat. Ferrets are useful for flushing out rats for dogs.The commentary ends with the cry, Rat Do Hitler's Work.. Kill Them Now.

Keywords

Farming; Pest Control; Rats; War effort

Intertitles

Apply to your county War Agricultural Executive Committee for a copy of this leaflet.

Manifestations

Kill That Rat!

  • Barcode
    INV385001
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:08
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    709618
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV397340
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:08
    Modification Date
    10/03/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    703626
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV159322
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 987
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    24/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673916
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV167130
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 132
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Umatic tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    672936
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV276885
    Canonical Identifier
    A-1255
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561699
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    variable density

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