Meanwhile in the major city 40 miles to our north (PART 3, and this news article was written on April 11, 2024).
And this is something you just can't make up!
https://nypost.com/2024/04/11/us-news/nyc-looks-at-birth-control-for-rats/

“We believe that we need to take a shock-and-awe approach to the rat problem by throwing everything we have at it,” Democratic Councilmember Shaun Abreu said Thursday.

nypost.com