Philadelphia市议会宣布下东北区鼠患为公共卫生紧急状态 PETA致信市长建议改用鼠类避孕措施
位于宾夕法尼亚州费城县的费城市（市县合一），据福克斯29台10月16日报道，动物保护组织PETA本周三致信Philadelphia市长谢丽尔·帕克，建议市政府采用鼠类避孕产品ContraPest来控制鼠患，取代传统的灭杀方式。
此信发出之前，Philadelphia市议会刚通过决议，宣布下东北区（Lower Northeast）的鼠患构成公共卫生与生活质量紧急状态。PETA在信中称，Baltimore、Chicago与纽约等城市已使用该避孕产品限制老鼠繁殖，其中Baltimore的项目从试点开始，目前尚未全市推行。
据害虫防治公司Terminex的一项排名，Philadelphia按鼠患相关求助电话数量计，是全美鼠患第三严重的城市，仅次于纽约与洛杉矶。报道称，城市规模与老鼠可获取的食物量是鼠患的两大成因。
PETA Urges Rat Contraception After Philadelphia Council Declares Rodent Emergency in Lower Northeast
Philadelphia is a city in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (a consolidated city-county). FOX 29 reported on October 16 that PETA sent a letter on Wednesday to Mayor Cherelle Parker urging the city to deploy a rodent contraceptive, ContraPest, to curb Philadelphia's rat population instead of traditional extermination methods.
The letter followed the City Council's adoption of a resolution declaring the rat population in the Lower Northeast section of Philadelphia a public health and quality-of-life emergency. PETA cited programs in Baltimore, Chicago and New York that have used the contraceptive to limit rats' reproduction; in Baltimore the program began as a pilot and is not used citywide, according to PETA.
A study by pest-control company Terminex ranked Philadelphia the third 'rattiest' city in the country, behind New York City and Los Angeles, based on the number of rat-related service calls. Officials say a city's size and the availability of food for rats are two major contributors to the problem.
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