Pet rats are super intelligent and social animals that really thrive when you give them plenty of mental stimulation and ...

Hundreds of rats were found in an Ohio home that is now condemned. The ones that survived are being cared for by an Indiana ...

"There were multiple bags, bags of dead rats," he said. They were the type of rats that are intentionally kept as pets, ...

Sixteen female rats are heading out into the real world after life at college. That is, their life as study subjects. These rats may not have earned degrees of their own, but they helped other ...

On the East Coast, especially in major cities, rats are seen as a nuisance. On the West Coast in Portland, they receive ...

Dogs make up the majority of pets treated for SGAR poisoning by MSPCA’s vets, though they’ve also treated cats, rabbits and rats that have gotten into bait boxes, according to Ekvall.

The discovery of H5N1 in black rats — a typically urban species — provides another route for potential exposure to humans and their pets. The virus can be transmitted via droppings ...