Chicago’s rodent problem is well known, but a new pilot program testing rat birth control to curb the population in problem areas is underway to help rein it in.
Rat birth control are light brown pellets that officials say are safe for any animal to eat, and are only effective in rats.
The concept behind the program is simple: boxes are loaded with the rat birth control pellets, the rats in Chicago munch on them, and fewer rats are born to these streets…