{"id":41293,"date":"2026-04-04T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41293"},"modified":"2026-04-04T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:52:09","slug":"dc-giving-birth-control-to-rats-in-an-effort-to-curb-its-rodent-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41293","title":{"rendered":"DC giving birth control to rats in an effort to curb its rodent population"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>They\u2019re in a rat race to clean up their city \u2014 and have resorted to pill pushing. <\/p>\n<p>Washington, DC is trying to crack down on its overpopulation of vermin by giving them birth control.<\/p>\n<p>DC Health plans to place edible fertility control bait in problem areas, starting with the hot-spot neighborhood of Adams Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>It will also employ the use of lethal bait.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2022-washington-dc-according-media-125007441.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2022-washington-dc-according-media-125007441.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2022-washington-dc-according-media-125007441.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>DC Health will launch its rat birth control program in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re gonna get the rat population down and then we\u2019re gonna come back in three weeks to see if any of those babies survived and get them too,\u201d DC Health Director Ayanna Bennett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/dc-is-putting-rats-on-birth-control\/4085151\/?amp=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told News4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bennett also warned their program will not be effective if residents continue to litter, a habit Mayor Muriel Bowser\u00a0hopes her constituents will kick to the curb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, they cannot stay down if they find anything to eat. So that means everybody cannot be throwing food on the ground. The mayor doesn\u2019t like it and it\u2019s helping the rats. We don\u2019t want your trash to be outside of the bin, if at all possible,\u201d Bennett continued. <\/p>\n<p>Residents seem to be content with the birth control initiative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, fantastic! If it\u2019s good enough for humans, then then it\u2019s good enough for rats, I think. Like, why not? 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2022-washington-dc-according-media-125007444.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2022-washington-dc-according-media-125007444.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2022-washington-dc-according-media-125007444.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/2022-washington-dc-according-media-125007444.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\"\/><figcaption>The increase in rats in DC could be due to \u201cnew construction, milder winters over the past decade, and trash not being stored properly,\u201d the agency stated. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnything that they can do to help limit the rats I would probably be in favor of,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never heard of it. I trust that the science is real. But if it is, the less rats in D.C. is a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The health agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dchealth.dc.gov\/service\/rat-population-increase-notice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rodent Control Division reported<\/a> the influx of rats on its website. <\/p>\n<p>The reasons for the increase, according to the agency, could include \u201cnew construction, milder winters over the past decade and trash not being stored properly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/04\/us-news\/dc-giving-birth-control-to-rats-in-an-effort-to-curb-its-rodent-population\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re in a rat race to clean up their city \u2014 and have resorted to pill pushing. 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