Toronto Neighbourhoods Have Been Besieged by ‘a Perfect Rat storm.’ Here’s What the City Plans to Do About It

Toronto neighbourhoods have been besieged by ‘a perfect rat storm.’ Here’s what the city plans to do about it

A proposed strategy at Toronto council this month would see the hiring of a ‘rat czar’ to oversee a rodent management plan.

Rats, beware: Toronto outlines new plan to attack its growing rodent problem

Toronto's city manager has outlined a plan to address the number of rats in the city as major construction projects and climate change are contributing to the growing pest problem.

In Light of New Study, Councilor Flynn Renews Call for Rat Czar - Caught In Southie

BOSTON - In April, Tufts University released a study stating that rats in Boston are spreading leptospirosis, a potentially deadly disease typically associated with tropical climates. The six year long study found that most rats that live in the city carry the bacteria and different neighborhoods carry different strains that can move between colonies. Scientists [...] The post In Light of New Study, Councilor Flynn Renews Call for Rat Czar appea…