Even a pet rat can be cute as evidenced by one submission in last year’s Precious Pet Photo contest that benefits the Benton Women’s Club.

While both can vary in color from gray to brown to white ... Despite their reputations, both rats and mice are popular pet options. Owing to their aforementioned sociability, rats tolerate human ...

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“We had a handful of calls last year and a ton this year.” The rats are not pet rats, Perkes said. They’re large, invasive Norway (or brown) rats more common in large cities like New Yor ...

It’s not clear how the “super rat” got onboard, but the unusual passenger had far more legroom than anyone else. The incident raised a lot of questions, included if the rodent was even a rat ...

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Norway rats prefer fresh food but will eat a variety of things, including pet food, dog feces, garbage, plants and one another if meals are scarce, the bureau says.

With an abundance of alleys, Chicago provides rats with ideal hiding spots, offering both shelter and a never-ending buffet of trash. Rodents also enjoy burrowing beneath subway tracks and around ...

I felt like Dorothy, except instead of seeing the world in color having landed in Oz, I was seeing the omnipresence of rat activity having landed in Bushwick. New York City is a perfect home for ...

Angel Schonabaum pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 24 to multiple charges in connection with the 2023 rat attack Vanderburgh County Jail Content warning: This story contains graphic details.

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Orkin said the city's years-long struggle with rats is driven largely by its infrastructure and environment: "Chicago's abundance of alleys provides rodents with hidden havens, offering plenty of ...