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 ...

Spillane noted that 15 years ago many state officials opposed a law that allowed the public to keep ferrets as pets, and residents can own rats as pets without a permit. "I don't think it would be ...

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

Avian influenza continues to fuel egg shortages. Plus, a delayed CDC study on household cats reveals concerning human exposure routes ...

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 ...

Smart, friendly and playful, rats are superb pets for people of all ages. RATS: THE GREAT UNDERRATED PET is a hilarious and informative documentary, told by the rat owners themselves. See how some ...

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 ...