CHICAGO — A rat birth control pilot program is being expanded to the city’s Lincon Park neighborhood. 43rd Ward Alderman Timmy Knudsen announced Thursday the ‘Rat Contraceptive Pilot.’ The program is ...

For Lincolnwood homeowners who notice signs of rats in their yard – burrowing, droppings or dirt mounds – the village will help with abatement as part of a special program offered free of charge, ...

A “rat birth control” program spearheaded by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to painlessly reduce the city’s notorious vermin infestation will launch in Adams Morgan next month. Inspectors working in ...

In the article “Rat birth control pilot program draws supporters, critics” (Metro, Aug. 13), Niki Griswold describes a novel rat-control program. The story depends heavily on the account of one person ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - A pilot program has been testing out ways to curb the Boston rat population without using poison. People in one Jamaica Plain neighborhood have been feeding rats birth control as part ...

As the city of Boston ramps up its perpetual battle against rats, more attention has focused on unconventional strategies to eliminate rodents, including deploying rat contraceptives to suppress the ...

If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps with rodent birth ...

Starting in spring 2025, parts of Manhattan’s 7th District will participate in a yearlong pilot program implementing rat contraceptives in an effort to reduce rat sightings. A continuation of the city ...

The Chicago City Council is set to vote on a major settlements payout and funding for a rat control program Wednesday. Chicago aldermen will vote on whether to pay out more than $29 million in ...