The Mayor's War on Rats!

[bobobb.livejournal.com]

Apparently my house wasn't the only one to be hit by rats last year....and now the mayor has responded with a rather cool initiative.

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/somerville/2013/11/somerville_mayor_declares_war_on_rats.html

"The city is preparing a new program to offer free rodent control for homeowners and aims to launch a uniform residential trash barrel program to help keep rats from eating out of trash cans."

Also apparently looking into rat birth control...

Comments

[dawn quirk (from livejournal.com)]

Rats are increasing because of warmer winters. They are healthier. Boston Harbor Islands are overflowing with rats and there is an extremely limited amount of human trash there. Trash barrels won't stop the problem- just another excuse for the city to over-manage and penalize citizens so we don't notice all the skkaaa-sketchy things their friends do.