However, rats can carry rabies. Of course, the concept of what makes a good pet is all a matter of opinion, but some people ...

A woman who kept more than 100 pet rats in dirty and overcrowded conditions in one room of her home has been given a suspended prison sentence. Sarah Jordan, 31, let the rats breed in an ...

While dogs often steal the spotlight in Squamish as beloved companions, rats are surprisingly loveable and intelligent pets.

An animal charity who are looking after a domesticated rat found abandoned in a Keyham park fears a second pet may be desperately roaming parts of Plymouth. Periwinkle - nicknamed Perry - was ...