shows David Schonabaum. (Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department via AP) EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man convicted of child neglect for a rat attack that left his 6-month-old son with ...

Rats in New York City will be given "the pill" to reduce their numbers, meaning that the Big Apple's rodents will have better access to free birth control than women in some states. Edible ...

New York has come up with a novel approach to its infamous rat problem - targeting the rodents with birth-control pills. Under a plan approved by the city's council, contraceptive pellets will be ...

If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps ...

Rats can’t vomit. This may be a function of their anatomy—their stomachs are “not well structured for moving contents towards the esophagus” is how one study delicately put it—or it may ...

The cane rat is more closely related to the porcupine ... in the Roodepoort region and has learned that the demand for bushmeat has skyrocketed, especially in areas where illegal mining is prevalent.

Some Tri-Citians are reporting something they say they’ve never seen before in the Tri-Cities — rats. Reports of sightings have popped up in neighborhood social media groups, including in ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. (WKRC) - Officials have greenlit a plan to reduce their city's rat infestation using a "rat contraceptive." It should come as no surprise that New York City has a rat problem.

When Kaylee Byers joined the Vancouver Rat Project a decade ago, she spent a lot of time explaining to others the threat of zoonotic diseases — starting with what “zoonotic” even means.

Now the people have to do what they have to do,” another resident said. “We expect to eliminate the rats and send them in a pipe if they’re in the trash,” Sperthus added. To avoid clogs ...