Boston will not be introducing rat birth control
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.
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
‘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 council hearing on Monday.
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.
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