PETA's Outrageous Demand: NY Mayor Accused of Rat 'Demonization' - You Won't Believe Their Reasoning
First the headline is not a satire and it's real! Second both PETA and Eric Adams are a joke. Here's what PETA had to say about rats This is from PETA:
If you want a reddit-style nitpicky argument, yes, you're correct. I'm coming from a generalization where we're considering sewer rats to be a health issue for humans, and thus worrying about them to be retarded.