Sasha, a dog, Tweaks, a rat, and Jack, a cat, were all taken to an animal shelter and surrendered. The owners were downsizing and had to give up their pets. Cheryl Rosenthal from the Oshkosh Area Humane Society said it is unusual for a shelter to take three pets in at the same time. The …
What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of a rat? Gross? Nasty? Pest? Some people have rats as pets, so they can’t be all that bad. To farmers, like Andrea Davis, rats can be pests that need to be controlled or eliminated. Andrea was tending to chores around her farm …
Pet rats are often frowned upon – after all, we almost always associate them with the common pests that raid our kitchen cupboards and fridge in various homes worldwide. But the truth about rats is that they actually make decent pets! Meet Abby’s pet rat, Pepper. Plus, he has a funny habit that you would …