The USDA's update said that the rats were likely infected after exposure to birds sick with avian flu on nearby farms.

Of 101 samples collected from dead animals between September 2023 and May 2024, 85 percent tested positive for rodenticide, ...

“We are preprogrammed to learn to avoid things that make us sick,” she says. As humans evolved, the ones who didn’t mind sharing space with rats were more likely to die of rat-borne ...

"Rats transmit more than 50 zoonotic pathogens," Richardson said. "They're a big a big potential vector for people getting sick with some of those pathogens and the diseases they cause." ...

Rats and mice are often considered as some of the most despised pests in homes and gardens, primarily due to their potential to spread diseases and their unsettling long tails. While most pests ...

A cruel pet owner who starved a litter of puppies and filmed a sickening Snapchat video torturing a rat has been allowed to keep his pets. SSPCA bosses have slammed Liam Fair's sentence after he was ...