“The humane thing to do is not use an exterminator and save these little animals that are happy and want to live,” animal rescuer Frankie Floridia said.

The earliest documented evidence of domesticated rats originates from Japan and dates back to the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The tradition of keeping fancy rats may have originated in Japan, but pet ...

Animal rescue volunteers are racing to find new homes for hundreds of pet rats found running amok in a filthy, now condemned house in the New York City suburbs. A group of about ten volunteers have ...

Animal rescue volunteers are urgently seeking new homes for hundreds of pet rats discovered running wild in a condemned, filthy house in a New York City suburb. A dedicated team of ten volunteers has ...

SAN DIEGO, California -- Some residents have banded together to help a woman who was living in a van with hundreds of pet rats. Neighbors say the woman is a gentle spirit, but her situation quickly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Animal rescue volunteers are racing to find new homes for hundreds of pet rats found running amok in a filthy, now condemned house ...

She’s got a soft spot for vermin. A so-called extreme rodent fanatic has gone viral after bathing her 50 rat “babies” in her kitchen sink. Michele Raybon, 51, of Palmdale, California, hasn’t stopped ...