At least, that's what one man in Birmingham did. 

The UK man, known as the 'Selly Oak rat', attended the Birmingham City Council meeting to discuss the crisis.

The crisis in question? 21,000 tonnes of uncollected household rubbish that has been abandoned on the streets of Birmingham, following the bin workers' all-out strike that began last month. 

Not only have the mountains of rubbish led to a potential public health crisis, they've also caused a boom in the rodent population, with rats spotted chewing through the wires of residents' cars and causing havoc. 

The Selly Oak Rat, or as we'll call him, Selly, set out his stall ahead of the council meeting. 

Speaking with Sky News, Selly Said: I'm the Selly Oak rat and in Selly Oak all the students litter all their rubbish, it doesn't get collected and I'm very happy to be eating their food, having lots and lots of babies with my wife and really increasing the rat population in Birmingham."

Selly thanked the council for the "huge amounts of rubbish" that they've left out, for him and his fellow rats to feast on. 

During the meeting in the main council chamber, Selly was given the mic, and spoke in his human voice to address council members. 

"Given the reported 21,000 tonnes of rubbish on our streets, by what date does the council think it will have reduced the backlog, reduced the rat population and returned our streets to an acceptable state?" he asked.

Cllr Majid Mahmood replied: "Thank you for your question, before I answer can I say that I'm impressed by your costume - but you're lucky Brummie the cat is no longer in residence at the Council House."

Mahmood continued that he understands the man's frustration with the current state of his street, and explained that the council had declared a major incident to get additional support to deal with the industrial action.