What can Brookline do to address the rat infestation? Last week, my husband was walking our dog on Beacon Street in Washington Square when I dead rat fell from the sky to the street. My husband saw the hawk who had dropped the rat. Luckily, the rat didn’t fall on him! My neighbors and I also see rats around the steps from Lancaster Terrace to Beacon Street. We notice garbage cans from apartment building left uncovered that attracts the rats. Can there be more enforcement of fines? I understand that poisoning rats impacts other animals. Is there another approach? I appreciate that getting rid of all the rats in an urban setting is not possible but could we do something to get the numbers down? Can we avoid rats falling from the sky?
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