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Boston won’t implement rat birth control yet after pilot results
City officials said pilot program in Jamaica Plain didn't prove effective, but a nonprofit said there were fewer rats around Hyde Park.
Boston city councilors call for expansion of rat birth control program
Rat birth control is a subject everyone in Boston seems to have an opinion on. A pilot program was conducted in Jamaica Plain’s Hyde Square, and some city councilors want that program to be expanded.
Pest Control Innovation Sees 70% Fewer Rats in Major City's Neighborhood
In Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood in southern Boston, residents in Hyde Square swapped out rat poison for birth control, putting up feeders that resembled rat traps. The feeders were filled with pellets, known as Goodbites, that contained birth control, leading to a 70 percent reduction in the local rat population.
Boston will not be introducing rat birth control anytime soon
Boston City Council said no to rat birth control after a pilot program showed more complaints of rats than the year before.
Boston city council discussing expanding rat birth control program
A pilot program has been testing out ways to curb the Boston rat population without using poison.People in one Jamaica Plain neighborhood<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
The Council Passes Rat Birth Control
During a momentous week, the business of government went on at the City Council, which approved bills on jaywalking and rats.
Rat Birth Control Is Happening
After the beloved Eurasian owl Flaco was found dead with rat poison in his system, animal advocates called for rat birth control as a more humane way to control the city’s rat population. The bill directs the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
Is Boston planning to deploy rat birth control pellets to get rid of rodents citywide? No.
At a City Council hearing, councilors discussed a Jamaica Plain rat birth control pilot program with experts, but administration officials say they need more data before exploring implementing it citywide.
New York City to put rats on birth control
The New York City Council passed a bill that will put rats on birth control. According to the bill, a local rat contraceptive pilot program will begin in a small section of the city using ContraPest,
‘They run around like they own the place!’: Boston aims to reduce rat population without poison
City leaders discussed the latest steps that’ve been taken to address the “number one complaint” across Boston at a city ...
In Cranston, mayoral candidates debate a police firing range, a sports car, and rats
Mayor Kenneth Hopkins said city officials have discussed using rat birth control or importing possums, while City Council ...
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A "Rat Birth Control" Bill Was Just Passed In NYC, And The Viral Response From Women Is Too Good Not To Share
The bill, named "Flaco's Law" after the viral Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo and tragically died with ...
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Boston to attend "rat summit" in New York, learn from other cities
BOSTON - Members of Boston's Public Works Department and the Inspectional Services team will be heading to New York for a "rat summit." The meeting will bring together other rat plagued cities ...
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Boston city council to discuss expanding rat birth control program
The Boston City Council will be discussing how the city is reducing its rat population – a pilot program has been testing out ...