Toronto's proposed rat response plan aims to reduce rodenticide use and address rat issues through better cleanliness and coordinated efforts across city departments. The plan suggests eliminating food and shelter for rats while using gases like carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide as alternatives. Climate change exacerbates the rat population problem, allowing year-round mating. The plan includes enhancing municipal services and prioritizing hot spots for rat management. Controversy exists over the continued use of rodenticides, with some advocating for their complete removal, citing safety concerns such as pet poisoning.
"Rats are pests and they require an interdivisional approach to deal with and to manage," Bravo said during the meeting for the economic and community development committee.
"We are talking about a single pair of rats being able to produce hundreds of offspring," she said.
"Pesticides are dangerous," Hansen said, adding that they should be a "temporary and last resort."
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