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CTA to put rats on birth control
CTA to put rats on birth control

The CTA said it will launch a new weapon in the war on rats next year. In addition to poisonous traps the CTA uses to kill rats, the agency plans to test new technology that would make female and male rats infertile. A pilot program is expected to start in the spring, though the CTA is still working out details including negotiating the price with the bait maker and deciding where the traps will be placed, CTA spokeswoman Tammy Chase said. Chase said rats “are not a notable or systemic issue” on the CTA but the agency is trying to be proactive in combating them. The CTA “very infrequently” receives rat complaints from riders, though the agency has no idea how many...