varmint, rapprochement, "Rat-prochement."

The Wall Street Journal

昨天上午12:00 · 

Vive La Rat-sistance! Paris is infested with rats, but exterminators face a vocal pro-rodent lobby, who say the varmint has a right to inhabit the City of Light. They want "Rat-prochement."

WSJ.COM

In France, Even the Rats Have Rights
'We really need to find a balance to live together.'

Definition of rapprochement

: establishment of or state of having cordial relations

varmint
n. Informal
One that is considered undesirable, obnoxious, or troublesome.
〔vά:rmint〕 ━━ n. 〔方〕 厄介な動物［人］, 害獣, 下劣なやつ.

[Variant of VERMIN.]

vermin

Pronunciation: /ˈvəːmɪn/

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noun

[treated as plural]

• wild animals which are believed to be harmful to crops, farm animals, or game, or which carry disease, e.g. rodents: killed as vermin or game, the pumas have gone
• parasitic worms or insects: his clothes are infested with vermin
• people perceived as despicable and as causing problems for the rest of society:the vermin who ransacked her house