PETA protests city's plan to suffocate rats with dry ice

Thursday, September 22, 2016
CHICAGO (WLS) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is protesting Chicago's plan to control the city's rodent problem.

The animal rights group said rats "deserve our protection".
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The city wants to get rid of the rodents by using suffocating dry ice fumes.

PETA says Chicago's method will backfire and accelerate breeding among survivors.
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