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Rat complaints on the rise in Montreal as critics demand city take action
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, AUG 4 – Montreal’s rat complaints surged by over 70% from 2022 to 2024 amid limited city action and restrictions on public pest control methods, critics say.
- Montreal's rat complaints surged in 2024, with over 1,700 calls to the city's 311 line compared to just over 1,000 in 2022.
- This increase came after city council members unanimously approved a motion in 2023 urging the implementation of a rat-control strategy, which has yet to be put into action two years later.
- Residents report that rats are spreading into new areas, while city efforts to address the problem remain limited because lethal control methods are prohibited in public spaces.
- James Klein, whose backyard was overtaken by rats this spring, said the city response that "there's nothing we can do" is totally unacceptable.
- Montreal's administration plans to reduce garbage pickup frequency by 2029, a factor critics say may affect rat control efforts unless accompanied by more action.
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