Frankie Floridia is used to getting calls about all sorts of animal rescue situations: a kitten stuck in a storm drain, a raccoon with a jar on its head, a deer tangled in a hammock. “We respond to ...

News 12 is kicking off rat week by discussing rats as pets. Jeannie Lockwood lives in Spuyten Duyvil, and for over a decade, she's been owning and fostering rats. She says rats are smart, fun and ...

If you're from New York City, you've probably encountered rodents here and there, such as the notorious New York City street rats and mice, but rats can also be kept as pets. And they're quite cute.

Chloe Hedrick’s pet rat Charlotte hides in a bag July 5 in Dallas. Currently, Hedrick has seven rats that she got through DFW Rat Rescue. (Chitose Suzuki/The Dallas Morning News) DALLAS — Standing on ...

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Strong Island Animal Rescue says more than 30 of the rats discovered inside a Rocky Point home over the weekend have been safely removed. The animal welfare group posted an update on its social media ...

Rescue groups are attempting to save more than 300 domesticated rats found in a condemned Rocky Point home. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s BEAST unit, which stands for the Biological, ...