New York's new rat plan: ply rodents with alcohol and then drown them

City authorities unveil machine that tempts rats with bait before dropping them into vat of alcohol

New York has unveiled its latest weapon in the city’s long-running war against rats – an alcohol death trap.

Rodents are one of the more unappealing aspects of life in America’s largest metropolis, often seen scurrying between subway tracks and sniffing around garbage bags.

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