Rat spotted crawling in Kampung Admiralty eatery, netizens disgusted: ‘They are everywhere’
A rat sighting at Kampung Admiralty drew disgusted reactions from netizens after a video showed the pest crawling around inside an eatery.
Joyz, who owns a small business selling children’s clothes on Instagram, told Stomp that she witnessed the sight on May 15 at around 3am. She also alleged that there were many rats in the building.
She posted a video of the sighting on May 19, panning the camera across a food establishment.
The 23-second video shows a rat scurrying along a ledge and attempting to climb upwards.
“There were more rats upstairs in the hawker centre. This is at Admiralty Kampung,” Joyz wrote in the caption.
She added that she saw more than three rats running around in a toilet within the building, describing them as “the size of a newborn kitten”.
“Make me have chills. Cause like GROSS?” she said. “Currently the world is affected by the new Hantavirus. Seeing these rats and rodents really gives me the ick.”
In response to Stomp’s queries, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said that it is looking into the matter.
In a separate incident on May 9, rats were seen feasting on food outside a restaurant along Amoy Street, prompting an investigation by SFA. Another sighting was reported on May 7 at Cold Storage’s Ngee Ann City outlet.
Stomp has reached out to the eatery for more information.
‘Kampung mah… of course got rats’
Some netizens were amused by the post, while others recoiled in disgust.
“They are everywhere! So annoying! Sometimes they even get into ground floor houses or void deck/ industrial schools. Even primary/ secondary schools canteens,” one netizen wrote.
Several even referenced the recent hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which can spread from rodents to humans, while others urged the authorities to take action.
“Kampung mah… of course got rats,” another joked.
According to an advisory by SFA, rat activity can be prevented by keeping common premises clean and tidy, and practising good refuse management.
Rat sightings can also be reported to the National Environment Agency through the OneService app.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comments from SFA and Joyz.
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