There has been some controversy lately, particularly on Brooklynian, about rats, rat turds, rat poison and other problems at Prospect Park’s Dog Beach. Here’s another one: “En route to my Cemetery Fence Tour, I stopped by Dog Beach – there’s an awesome stepped hill and grove of trees across the lane that serves as an excellent viewing stand – a right nice place to watch the precious pooches. Very crowded last Saturday, even just after the Brooklyn Paper reported, Rat droppings poison ‘Dog Beach.’ You see, those nasty rats are fouling the dogs’ swimming hole with their poison poop. The Parks Department’s answer? Kill ’em. (Not the dogs, the rats.) You can currently take in the rat poison signs blowing gently in the sylvan breezes all over the back alleys of the park. Hey Parks Department – The rats ain’t all you’re gonna kill…this time of year plays host to all sorts of migrating raptors, most of whom prey on rats. When they eat poisoned rats, they die …”–Snark in the Park