500,000 cats may be the solution to Rome's rat crisis

Mayoral Candidate Antonio Razzi announced plans to utilize an army of felines to solve the city’s rat infestation The cats would be imported from Asia and be stationed in strategic areas throughout Rome Razzi assures there’s little risk of a feral feline takeover as Rome has been a base for cats since ancient times The population greatly decreased over the past three decades after a neutering policy went in place Since then, Rome’s rat population skyrocketed to more than two rats per resident