Worried families say they have been made to live in 'squalor' after their street was plagued by ' rats the size of cats '.
Residents of Page Moss in Knowsley, Merseyside say they are scared to let their children and pets outside after seeing the invasive rodents running around their garden.
One dog is even reported to have died after licking rat urine, while a local mum said on social media said she now feared that her child would be bitten by the pests.
