From EarthJustice In December of 2012, an ailing great horned owl was found in Glen Park in San Francisco. Neighbors, who have proudly shared the park with a nesting pair of these owls for 10 years, rushed it to a wildlife rescue facility, where it was dead on arrival—killed by eating a poisoned rodent. Just a […]
In Mystery of Hawk Deaths, Rat Poison Emerges
From The New York Times: It had the makings of an avian mystery, albeit almost the opposite of that Hitchcockian one. Two red-tailed hawks were found dead, one in Central Park, one just outside. A third died 24 hours after being taken out of the park and sent to a wildlife rehabilitator because concerned park rangers […]
LE Sider Fed up with NYCHA Inaction on Rats, Displays Dog-sized Specimens
From Bowery Boogie: We’re gonna need a bigger glue trap… Yes, this image sent from a tipster certainly lends credence to the colloquial phrase “rats the size of dogs.” Here on the Lower East Side. Take a moment from your busy routine and scope out this scariness. These enormous river rats were strung up and humiliated […]
Leptospirosis in New York City: A Risk from Rats to Dogs and People
From Best in Show Daily… In New York City, leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that affects humans and animals, is most often spread to both people and dogs from rats, according to a study presented at the 2015 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. “Leptospirosis is caused by bacteria that can be harbored by many different types […]
NEWSDAY: Rat Race: With Complaints on Rise, NYC Redoubles Efforts
From Newsday: To many in New York City, the rats are winning. The city’s complaint hotline is on pace for a record year of rat calls, exceeding the more than 24,000 over each of the last two years. Blistering audits have faulted efforts to fight what one official called a “rat crisis.” And even jaded New Yorkers were both disgusted and […]
Pizza Rat Is So Much More Than An Internet Sensation
A famous little rat once said, “This is me. I think it’s apparent that I need to rethink my life a little bit.” The rat was the beloved Remy from Disney’s “Ratatouille”, a film about a rodent foodie whose dream was to become a chef alongside humans in the human world. Remy also dreamed of […]