However, the rat population is also on the rise in California. In 2024, Los Angeles was the second rattiest city in America, according to a report by pest control company Orkin. Chicago secured ...

Rat populations are increasing nationwide, and California is not exempt from the issue, which stems from warmer climates, urbanization and recent legislation, according to experts. The states ...

18 and Sacramento was listed at No. 20. In September 2024, the California legislature passed the Poison-Free Wildlife Act, which bans some rat poisons. In the months since, some people have ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law today greater protections from toxic rat poisons, which are harmful and deadly for children, pets and wildlife. The California Ecosystems ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Wildlife groups introduced a bill today in the California legislature to expand restrictions on toxic rat poisons and allow community members to bring legal action against their ...