This is because, as urban rodentologist Robert Corrigan writes in Boston’s 2024 Rat Action Plan, the “No. 1 driver of rat populations in all cities is the food refuse dynamic.” ...

In fact, Washington’s rising rat-reporting trend was three times greater than Boston’s and 50% more than New York’s, according to the journal. Study lead author Jonathan Richardson ...

A single dose has a half-life of more than 100 days in a rat’s liver. “These ‘one-feeding-kills ... resulting in uncontrollable bleeding that leads to death. Super-toxic poisons include the ...

Rats are found everywhere around the world, except Antarctica, and are often seen as a sign of poverty and disease. A recent study shows that as the climate warms, rat populations are also ...

Over the last few years, animal advocates sought to limit the use of anticoagulant rat poisons due to the dangers they pose to wildlife and pets — even as Massachusetts cities continue to ...