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Jamaica Plain Gazette Article

Rodent control pilot is helping the neighborhood

A rodent control pilot using rat fertility control products is being conducted on Cranston and Sheridan Streets by WISDOM Good Works, a non-profit group focused on humane animal population control, and has yielded results that could lead to this strategy potentially helping other areas in the future. Read the full article on the Jamaica Plain Gazette site.

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