PETA Urges Mayor Parker to Put Rats on Birth Control as Philadelphia Lands in the Top 10 of Worst Cities for Rodents

PETA to Mayor Parker: Put Philly's rats on birth control

PETA President Tracy Reiman sent Mayor Cherelle Parker a letter urging her administration to dispense birth control to the city’s rat populations instead of resorting to 'ineffective and cruel' methods of extermination.

PETA proposes rat birth control for Philadelphia

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PETA urges Mayor Parker to put rats on birth control as Philadelphia lands in the top 10 of Worst Cities for Rodents

(WPHL) – Nonprofit PETA sent Mayor Cherelle Parker a letter with a proposal to put rats on birth control instead of poisoning them. The proposal comes as Philadelphia ranked in the top 10 in two rankings involving rats and rodents. PETA said the letter draws on the city council's declaration of the growing rodent infestation [...]

PETA Proposes Birth Control for Philadelphia Rats Amid Growing Rodent Crisis

PETA Proposes Birth Control for Philadelphia Rats Amid Growing Rodent Crisis As Philadelphia faces growing concerns over its rat population, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is urging city officials to consider an unconventional solution: birth control for rats instead of poison. In a letter sent to Mayor Cherelle Parker on October 14, […]