Rats use their sense of smell to find Rats are small and very cheap to feed,
explosives. Therefore, unlike metal maintain and transport.
detectors, they can detect both
metal and plastic cased landmines. Rats are less emotionally tied to their
handler than dogs. It is therefore
Rats have an incredibly good sense easier to transfer them between
of smell. handlers.
Rats are light. They Rats are everywhere. They can deal
will not trip off with almost any environment.
mines when
they stand Rats are happy to do repetitive tasks.
on them.
You can adopt a rat. It costs just € 5,-
Rats are easy to a month. And in Africa € 5,- buys a lot
breed and train. of peanuts!
Design by Satoshi Kitamura
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