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RAT PACKDEFENDER
est. now · five boroughs

CITY RATS
DEFENDER

We are RAT PACK DEFENDER — a New York City group protecting our rat species.

SAVE THE RATS →SEE THE PROJECT
Illustrated NYC rat in lab goggles holding a slice of pizza
specimen #001fig. A
5
boroughs surveyed
∞
slices defended
1
rat director
0
rats harmed
00 / Executive Summary

Rats are dying.

The problem: NYC's rat population is being systematically exterminated across the five boroughs.

The solution: We identify the killers, expose their techniques, map the captivity centers, and arm the community with counter-intel to keep our species alive.

01 / Research

Resist or Die

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Where are we captive

Mapping how rats navigate the subway, sidewalks, and your fire escape.

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Who s killing us

Cataloguing distinct social roles: commuters, connoisseurs, loiterers.

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How they kill us

Tracking the flow of pizza crusts as a primary urban currency.

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How to protect Defend your Rat family

Counter-intel flyers distributed across the five boroughs to keep our species alive.

02 / Field Sites

Identify Captive Rats in NY (Locked in stores)

Live data scraped from Google Maps via Apify. Verified specimens (and their human-run supply depots), mapped across the five boroughs.

Pet Resources

⭐ 4.4
Pet store · West Bronx
814 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10455
(718) 842-4141

R & K Pet Shop

⭐ 4.2
Pet supply store · West Bronx
888 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY 10460
(917) 801-4990

Petco — East Elmhurst

⭐ 4.3
Pet store · East Elmhurst
75-07 31st Ave, East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 446-1061

Pet City

⭐ 4.3
Pet store · West Bronx
108 E Burnside Ave, Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 731-5787

Whole Pets Market

⭐ 4.3
Pet store · East Bronx
2175 White Plains Rd, Bronx, NY 10462
(718) 792-9408

Crosby Pet Center

⭐ 4.4
Pet store · East Bronx
1626 Crosby Ave, Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 822-6900

J & J Pet Shop

⭐ 4
Pet store · West Bronx
715 E Tremont Ave # 1, Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-3350

Petco — Bronx

⭐ 4.1
Pet store · East Bronx
815 Hutchinson Riv Pkwy, Bronx, NY 10465
(718) 239-2715

Cross Bronx Pet Shop

⭐ 4.4
Pet supply store · East Bronx
2064 Cross Bronx Service Rd N, Bronx, NY 10472
(718) 597-5652

Zoo-Rama Pet Shop

⭐ 4.4
Pet groomer · East Bronx
2566 E Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 430-0909
03 / Personnel

NYC rat scientists : the killers

Field rodentologists, urban wildlife specialists, and applied ratologists working across the five boroughs. Organizations sourced live via Apify (Google Places). Researcher names are dossier handles; emails are inferred from each org's domain — verify before formal correspondence.

03.1 / subsection

Shared techniques, distilled

We aggregated the latest LinkedIn posts, Facebook updates and company ads from the operators above (via Apify) and plated them as one composite field protocol.

field protocol · v.2026.1

HOW THEY ARE KILLING US RECIPES

sources: linkedin · facebook · company ads
via Apify · paraphrased, cite originals

Composite recipe distilled from the most recent public posts and ads shared by NYC pest-control operators and city agencies. Each step is plated by a chef from our personnel roster. Apply in order — do not start with poison.

  1. 01
    heat: mild

    Seal entry points FIRST

    Don't bait a leaking ship. Close gaps ≥ ½" around pipes, vents and door sweeps before any treatment — rats learn traps and avoid certain baits otherwise.

    plated by
    Dr. F. Mancini
    The Rat Patrol of NY
    src · BlaQue Resource Network · FB · 2026 ↗
  2. 02
    heat: medium

    Containerize the buffet

    NYC's residential trash containerization rules drove rat sightings down 8 months running. No food = no rats. Hard-sided bins, lids latched, no curbside bags.

    plated by
    Dr. K. Donnelly
    Rat Exterminator Corp.
    src · NYC Mayor · FB · War on Rats update ↗
  3. 03
    heat: spicy

    Burrow extermination sweeps

    Map active burrows by neighborhood, then treat 100+ per sweep with CO/dry ice asphyxiation. Same protocol Hoboken copied from NYC's Rat Czar program.

    plated by
    Dr. A. Ramos
    Bronx Exterminator At Last
    src · Bob Holden · FB · meeting with NYC Rat Czar ↗
  4. 04
    heat: spicy

    Strategic bait stations

    Locked tamper-resistant stations placed along runways (walls, fences, dumpster lines) — not in the middle of rooms. Rotate active ingredients to defeat bait shyness.

    plated by
    Dr. V. Jankowski
    VJ Mice-Roaches-Rats
    src · Peruplagas · FB · NYC 3M+ rat population ↗
  5. 05
    heat: medium

    Snap traps over poison (where birds nest)

    Rodenticide moves up the food chain into hawks, owls and cats. NYC Health recommends wooden-base snap traps and reserving rodenticide for outside bird nesting season.

    plated by
    Dr. L. Whitman
    Urban Environmental Services
    src · NYC Health · FB · rat control tips ↗
  6. 06
    heat: mild

    Garden hygiene protocol

    For community gardens: harvest ripe produce daily, no compost with meat/dairy/oils, store seed in metal bins, keep beds 12" off fences. Workshops via NYC Health.

    plated by
    Dr. T. Alvarez
    Bug Off Pest Control Center
    src · NYC Health · FB · garden rat workshop ↗
  7. 07
    heat: nuclear

    Fertility control (ContraPest)

    Liquid bait that sterilises both sexes — deployed alongside lethal methods in DC hotspots in 2025. Slower, but collapses the breeding curve without secondary poisoning.

    plated by
    Dr. N. Bauer
    Reclaim Pest Control
    src · 7News DC · FB · DC trials ContraPest 2025 ↗
  8. 08
    heat: spicy

    Hot-zone triage (Queens 2026)

    Jamaica, Elmhurst, Corona and Woodside flagged HIGH RISK. Recommended sequence: inspection → exclusion → trapping → monitored bait — never bait-first.

    plated by
    Dr. J. Park
    Rat Control of New York
    src · BlaQue Resource Network · FB · Queens 2026 ↗
⚠ disclaimer · recipe is an editorial digest of public posts. Always follow NYC DOH guidance and licensed-applicator label law. No rats were harmed in the making of this section (yet).
03.2 / counter-intel

Defend Your Rat Family

For each step of the Killer Recipe, a counter-flyer. Generated with Gemini 3.1 — distributed (in theory) to every rat in the five boroughs.

counter-intel · for rodent eyes only

DEFEND YOUR RAT FAMILY

8 flyers · generated with
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image

Every recipe in our Killer Recipe has a counter-move. We flipped each technique into a public-service flyer addressed to the rats themselves — distributed via subway grates, dumpster lids, and the back of every bodega.

  • Defend Your Rat Family flyer 1: Watch the Walls
    tip 01vs. sealing entry points
    Watch the Walls

    Scout new gaps before the humans patch them.

  • Defend Your Rat Family flyer 2: Alleys, Not Curbs
    tip 02vs. trash containerization
    Alleys, Not Curbs

    Follow restaurant alleys — bins beat curbside bags.

  • Defend Your Rat Family flyer 3: Dig Deep, Dig Many
    tip 03vs. burrow CO sweeps
    Dig Deep, Dig Many

    Multiple emergency back exits save the whole nest.

  • Defend Your Rat Family flyer 4: Avoid the Black Box
    tip 04vs. tamper-resistant bait stations
    Avoid the Black Box

    Skip wall-line stations; trust only untouched food.

  • Defend Your Rat Family flyer 5: Snap! It's a Trap
    tip 05vs. wooden snap traps
    Snap! It's a Trap

    Suspect every peanut butter cracker on planks.

  • Defend Your Rat Family flyer 6: Raid at Dawn
    tip 06vs. garden hygiene protocol
    Raid at Dawn

    Hit gardens before the humans harvest produce.

  • Defend Your Rat Family flyer 7: Refuse the Sweet Drink
    tip 07vs. ContraPest fertility control
    Refuse the Sweet Drink

    Liquid bait ends bloodlines — protect next litter.

  • Defend Your Rat Family flyer 8: Avoid Queens Hot Zones
    tip 08vs. hot-zone triage
    Avoid Queens Hot Zones

    Jamaica, Elmhurst, Corona, Woodside — stay clear.

⚠ satire · these flyers are a creative response to public extermination guidance. No rats were consulted (they declined).
04 / Tech Stack

Built with whiskers & wires

  • Gemini 3.1 — generates the counter-intel defense flyers.
  • Apify — scrapes Google Maps, LinkedIn & Facebook for field data.
  • LinkedIn — source of exterminator posts feeding the Killer Recipe.
  • savetherats.com — the custom domain hosting the resistance.
05 / Contact

Save our species

Spotted something? Want to collaborate? Have a particularly photogenic rat? Get in touch.

hello@ratpackdefender.lab(replace with real email)