Not just Baltimore: American cities have a HUGE rat problem
Published time: 29 Jul, 2019 19:12 Edited time: 30 Jul, 2019 10:07
Amid the war of words between President Donald Trump and Congressman Elijah Cummings over tweets about Baltimore, an uncomfortable truth is emerging: many American cities have a problem with rats, lots of them.
Describing the district represented by Cummings (D-Maryland), including Baltimore, as a “rat and rodent infested mess†in a tweet over the weekend, the president drew a wave of condemnation from critics, some of whom interpreted the remark as a racist dog whistle about the city’s residents. Upon closer examination, however, Baltimore indeed ranks among the country’s most rodent-friendly cities, though not quite the worst.
Coming in at number nine (out of 50) on an annual list of America’s rattiest cities compiled by the pest control service Orkin, Baltimore has a pest problem no matter how one slices it. The battle to control the city’s prolific rodent population was even chronicled in a 2017 documentary, “Rat Film,†which eventually aired on PBS.
https://www.rt.com/usa/465332-not-just-baltimore-rats/
