“Best friends” companion rats that survived fire now looking for forever home — together November 13, 2022 Back in August, more than a dozen rats were found in two abandoned rabbit hutches that had ben set on fire and left in… Continue Reading
Home rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 might be accidentally poisoning pets January 24, 2022 Consider it a sign of the pandemic times: At home rapid tests for COVID-19 could be accidentally poisoning people’s pets. Australian Animal Poisons Helpline… Continue Reading
Homes found for 43 “adorable” pet rats abandoned at Montreal SPCA August 16, 2020 It was a tall order, but the SPCA of Montreal has found families for 43 domestic rats left on its door stop earlier this… Continue Reading
Rats taught to drive tiny cars show much less stress, which could be good for our mental health November 3, 2019 If you teach a rat to drive a tiny car, it gives the rodent new-found independence which leads to lower levels of stress. Call… Continue Reading
Palmerston, official cat of the UK foreign office, sports new collar February 13, 2019 When Palmerston trotted out a new look, the world took notice. Palmerston, of course, is the Chief Mouser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office… Continue Reading
RATS! Victoria SPCA overrun with surrendered pet rats December 2, 2018 Baby rats. Older rats. Pregnant rats. They are among 97 of the rodents — and counting — handed over to the British Columbia SPCA… Continue Reading
Here’s why owls are dying around illegal marijuana farms in California January 17, 2018 The anticoagulant rodenticide, a poison aimed at, you guessed it, rats, has long been documented to have negative effects on other wildlife which get… Continue Reading
Name the Rat: Contest to name stuffed rodent has Bonnyville buzzing March 15, 2017 UPDATE: April 30 Ratty McRatface. Because. Of course. ** Alberta has been rat-free for decades. Ridding the prairie province of the pests continues to… Continue Reading
Rats used as potential retaliation in row between women over a man April 7, 2014 A fight over a man has led people to look for several female suspects after one of them apparently dumped a box of rats… Continue Reading
Terrifying huge German rats with inch long fangs on way to Britain March 30, 2014 These scary rats have already overrun the German town of Halle terrifying residents. Now they are on the verge of moving over to Ireland,… Continue Reading
