A history of rats in Philly and residents’ ideas for how to keep them in check
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PETA urges Philly to use birth control to control its rat infestations
Animal rights activists are putting pressure on Mayor Cherelle Parker to invest in birth control programs for the…
PETA proposes rat birth control for Philadelphia
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Pennsylvania woman charged after 50 pigs were found in ‘abhorrent’ home overrun by rats
Complaints that rats from one Rostraver, Pennsylvania, property had reached nearby homes led authorities to a house where…
Meet Torch, a dog who’s been hunting rats in Philly for six years
When Jenna Walkling got her dog Torch in early 2020, the pup initially seemed to adapt well to…