The mayor is talking tough. He'll close down restaurants if they violate health regulations.
Frightened citizens swear they'll never eat in public places again.
So bone up on these techniques to keep vermin away. According to the health department, no statistics are kept on rats and mice, and no one knows how many inhabit the city. Furthermore, there are no preventative programs in place to deal with population control or eradication. Dedicated rodent control investigators were axed in cost cutting measures in the mid-90s, and today we find ourselves paying the price. The system of sewers and utility tunnels running under our streets and sidewalks makes the city a giant Swiss cheese inhabited by rodents.