Chicongo is the six-time holder of a title that no city wants

[Byker]

Chicongo is run like a turd-world country because turd-world people run
Chicongo. Rats are a waste management issue. If you allow waste to go
undisposed of, rats flourish. Having shitloads of dilapidated buildings
doesn’t help either.

As the old saying goes: "A city has the rats it deserves." <snicker>
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Chicago is the 'rattiest city' in America for the sixth year in a row

By Giulia Heyward and Ralph Ellis
October 17, 2020

For the sixth year in a row, Chicago is the country's "rattiest city."

The Windy City has topped the list of the rattiest cities in the United
States for the sixth year in a row.

Orkin, an Atlanta-based pest control service, ranks US cities based on the
number of new rodent treatments from September 1 to August 31 of each year.
The result is a list of 50 cities, with most changing spots each time the
list is updated. Chicago, however, is still No. 1.

"Rodents are experts at sniffing out food and shelter, and they're resilient
in their ways to obtain both," Ben Hottel, an Orkin entomologist, said in
the company's press release. "Residential properties offer the ideal habitat
for rodents, and once they've settled in, they're capable of reproducing
rapidly and in large quantities."

Are cats the ultimate weapon in public health?

Efforts to tame the city's rat population have been going on for years.
Chicago's "war on rats" escalated with the introduction of a new rat task
force back in 2016. Residents had even begun adopting cats to squash their
numbers.

Rounding out the top 10 on Orkin's list were Los Angeles, New York,
Washington, DC, San Francisco, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Denver and
Minneapolis.

How the pandemic has exacerbated rat populations

Statewide mandates to stay at home and close businesses haven't just
affected the human population, according to Orkin.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has an entire section on
its website devoted to rodent control.

"Community-wide closures have led to a decrease in food available to
rodents, especially in dense commercial areas," according to the website.
"Some jurisdictions have reported an increase in rodent activity as rodents
search for new sources of food."

And Orkin warns that rat activity "will only continue increasing" as rodents
began seeking warm shelter as the months get colder.

Chicago may not be the only city in trouble. Rankings for other cities on
Orkin's "rattiest cities" list can be found on the company's website.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/17/us/chicago-rat-city-2020-trnd/index.html