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Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society

Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society rather than just read about it. In short: Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society (R.A.T.S.) is a New York City group founded in the 1990s that conducts organized rat catching with ratting dogs. The group was named by founding member Richard Reynolds after Ryders Alley in Manhattan, which was once rat infested, and the trencher-fed pack assembled to hunt.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society (R.A.T.S.) is a New York City group founded in the 1990s that conducts organized rat catching with ratting dogs. The group was named by founding member Richard Reynolds after Ryders Alley in Manhattan, which was once rat infested, and the trencher-fed pack assembled to hunt. The group often hunts in Lower Manhattan locations like Theatre Alley where garbage is accessible to vermin. The group responds to calls from citizens, including homeless whom they call their "intelligence network". In 2017, New York City councilmember Eric Ulrich called upon the group to eradicate rats in Ozone Park, Queens and awarded them for their efforts. The dogs each received a "Vigilante Award" from the New York City Council, a dog bone, and beef jerky treats.

See also Rats in New York City Rat-baiting

References

Further reading "Homeless Cats Recruited to Fight Rising Tide of Rats – There's a new sheriff in Washington D.C. alleys: adopted feral cats. But as rodent-killing machines, New York's terriers are even better.", Official website, National Geographic Society, September 29, 2017, archived from the original on September 30, 2017 Rat Catchers of New York, CBS News, July 25, 2014 Rat catchers of New York (Photo essay), Reuters, August 11, 2014 "Dog owners gather in Manhattan side streets for the New York rat hunt", The Telegraph (Photo essay), United Kingdom, August 11, 2014 "Chasse aux rats dans les rues de New-York" [Rat hunt in the streets of New York], L'Express (in French), Paris, August 14, 2014

External links Official page on Facebook Theater Alley hunting on YouTube, R.A.T.S. channel (2010) Mike Rowe describes his wild night with rat-hunting dogs in NYC on YouTube Mike Rowe on The Blaze (2016) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. This American Life (ep. 596, 2016)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society

In research: Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1992 establishments in New York City, Clubs and societies in New York City, Dogs in the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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