Rats running the streets of NYC not a new occurrence. Take a walk on with wild side and glance down any NYC alley-way and you will see rats running along buildings, climbing in and out of garbage cans hunting for a good meal. Rats living and thriving within the New York City subway system is also nothing new either. Underground, the NYC rat infestation is out-of-control. Rats are running amuck along train tracks enjoying the warm shelter, safe surroundings, and the absolute abundance of discarded food supplied by human riders.
Rats are more than just a nuisance pest. These creatures can carry and transmit diseases that are dangerous to humans and pets. Rats spread disease via their feces, urine, and saliva. Rat populations can be controlled with Integrated Pest Management and proper treatment by a NYC pest control expert.
New York State Senator Bill Perkins (30th District) would like to see an end to the rats that are living in the NYC subway system. He recently conducted a district-wide survey whereas he distributed 15,000 questionnaires to constituents asking about their rat sighting experiences in the NYC subway system. An overwhelming 5,000 people responded, and staggering rat information has been gathered!
According to Senator Perkins survey, 57% of people who responded said that they see rats daily, 29% said that they see rats weekly, 12% said that they see rats monthly, and only 1% of riders said that they never see any rats on the subway system. Of the people surveyed, 80% believe the subway rat problem is “severe” or at the point of a “state of emergency” level. Almost 61% of folks think that the NYC subway rat infestation can be rat free at some point in time though.
Recognizing that NYC rats are not going to go away on their own, Senator Perkins has come up with recommendations and will be proposing legislation to help conquer the NYC rat infestation in the subway system. There will soon be a hearing to discuss this new legislation and he will be asking the Metropolitan Transit Authority about their specific procedures in regards to eradicating the subway rats that are running wild within the subway system. The hearing will be open to NYC pest control professionals and the public as well.
Please check back on Friday for the conclusion.