Washington, DC is trying to crack down on its overpopulation of vermin by giving them birth control. DC Health plans to place ...

Washington, D.C., is launching a rat birth control program to lower the rodent population in the city. The pilot program is ...

Rats on birth control — not a joke. It's part of D.C.'s new spring pilot to curb a stubborn rodent problem. Why it matters: D ...

In Somerville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston, everyone has a horror story about the rats. Adaline Lining says they ruined Christmas for her last year. She had received a delivery of Bartlett ...

The pilot program will cost about $130,000 and also focus on improved trash disposal to combat rat infestations, starting in Adams Morgan.

Holyoke is debating banning rodent poison after hawk deaths, weighing wildlife safety against pest control needs.

If you spend any time in D.C., you know rats are a problem. “They be in the dumpsters. They be running in groups, like, two, ...

The capital city is testing out a kinder, gentler approach to reducing the rat population in Bushnell Park, with a strategy straight out of school sex education. Every week, Hartford fills 30 lunchbox ...

Rats aren't just a nuisance. They can carry diseases and are a leading causes of property damage. One community in Massachusetts is trying a novel... Too many rats? Birth control is one city's answer ...