NEW YORK — City officials — hoping better educated foot soldiers can wage a smarter battle against an all-time high rat population — have opened the Rodent Control Academy, an institution of higher learning about vermin that scurry around in low places.
The city enlisted Bobby Corrigan to teach a decidedly creepy curriculum that strives to show city workers how to properly bait, trap and poison the rodents in ways that don't just drive an infestation down the block.
Any agency that ever deals with a single rat is sending its employees to the Rodent Control Academy, where Corrigan schools them about everything regarding rats and the best practices for getting rid of them, putting all city departments on the same page.