New York’s ongoing struggle with its rodent population has taken an innovative turn as the city council has greenlit pilot ...

In a vote held Thursday night, the council approved the use of ContraPest, a specialised rodent birth control, which will be placed in designated containers to encourage rats to consume it.

New York has come up with a novel approach to its infamous rat problem - targeting the rodents with birth-control pills. Under a plan approved by the city's council, contraceptive pellets will be ...

New York City's first director for rodent mitigation, Kathleen Corradi, points her flashlight to the opening of a rat burrow in Collect Pond Park. It was Corradi’s first time giving a tour as ...

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(Nasdaq: SNES), the leader in birth control to manage rodent pest populations, today announces that the New York City Council has approved a bill to implement a rat contraception pilot program.

New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it — with trash cans and by changing human behavior. New York City has a rat problem. Officials have a plan to kick ...