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A rat infestation at a ranch is more than a nuisance, it can quickly become a serious threat to animal safety and facility health. This video documents the scale of the problem and the steps taken to ...

Animal rescue volunteers are racing to find new homes for hundreds of pet rats found running amok in a condemned house in the New York City suburbs.

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The Australian authority that regulates pesticides has finally released its long-delayed review of the rodenticide poisons ...

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — If you've ever wanted a little creature to keep you company, Guilford County Animal Services (GCAS) has just the thing for you! The shelter recently came into 68 friendly rats!