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

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

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

Massachusetts lawmakers want to restrict a type of rat poison that is particularly dangerous to birds, pets and wildlife.

Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a flu-like virus linked to rodent droppings. Here’s what ...

A B.C. landlord says their tenant caused extensive damages to their rental unit, including some damage by their pet rat and ...

Of 101 samples collected from dead animals between September 2023 and May 2024, 85 percent tested positive for rodenticide, ...

Black rats are known to be common in urban areas, which has raised concern of a potential new exposure route for pets and humans. Rodent transmission could also make it harder to contain the ...

Over the last few years, animal advocates sought to limit the use of anticoagulant rat poisons due to the dangers they pose to wildlife and pets — even as Massachusetts cities continue to ...