REMARKS
Council Member Shaun Abreu introduces legislation for rat contraceptive pilot program
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Council Member Shaun Abreu presents legislation (Introduction 736) to create a pilot program for rat contraceptives in New York City. He emphasizes the need for alternative, non-toxic pest management strategies to control the rat population effectively.
- The bill aims to manage rat populations without complete eradication
- Abreu mentions the importance of environmentally friendly solutions like rat birth control and trash containerization
- He acknowledges the support of the Lights Out Coalition and advocates, dedicating the bill to Flaco, an owl that died after ingesting a poisoned rat
Shaun Abreu
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Thank you, Majora leader.
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Today, the council will vote on our legislation, introduction 736, which would create a pilot program for RAC Conceptatives.
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The battle against the city's rats has predicted us, and it will outlast us.
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Winning this war doesn't mean a complete eradication of the other side, however.
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Instead, we need to learn how to manage the rat population and get it down to reasonable level and employ alternative pest management strategies so New Yorkers can have more peace of mind as they're about as they're out and about in the city.
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I wanna thank the lights out coalition and the advocates that have worked extensively with us on this bill in memory of Flaco our friend on the Upper West Side whose life outside of captivity was cut short after ingesting a poisoned rat.
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I also wanna thank Speaker Adams and all of my colleagues on this council, off for supporting this bill.
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We'd also like to thank committee council, Morgan Barrett, and my legislative director, Teresa Quigley.
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We need more nontoxic, environmentally friendly solutions to pest management in New York City, like rat birth control and trash containerization.
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With today's passage, I'm encouraged that we are headed in the right direction.
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The days of fighting with outdated methods will hopefully soon be over.
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Thank you.
