- Who
- Billy
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During the period 1820-4, a 11.8-kg (26-lb) 'bull and terrier' dog named Billy dispatched 4,000 rats in 17 hours, a remarkable achievement considering that he was blind in one eye. His most notable feat was the killing of 100 rats in 5 min 30 sec at the Cockpit in Tufton Street, Westminster, London, UK on 23 April 1825. He died on 23 February 1829 at the age of 13.
James Searle's famous 'bull and terrier' bitch Jenny Lind was another outstanding ratter. On 12 July 1853, she was backed to kill 500 rats in under three hours at The Beehive in Old Crosshall Street, Liverpool, UK, and completed the job in 1 hr 36 min.
