Pet rats "are excellent companions and they are clean in a way that we don’t anticipate from what we think about wild rats," ...

The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.

Elsewhere in Massachusetts, Dakin Humane Society, Lowell Humane Society, Berkshire Humane Society, and the Animal Rescue ...

California treats hedgehogs like wild carnivores under state law, placing them on the same restricted list as lions and bears ...

More than 160 rats were found living inside a Massachusetts home. But it wasn’t an infestation — they were pets. Now, those rats are looking for a new home. “This is the largest surrender of its kind ...

The MSPCA is putting out the call to rat lovers after 163 rodents were removed from a home in Essex County late last month.

Indiana residents are now legally able to break into hot cars to rescue animals in "imminent danger." According to officials in Indiana, a wide-ranging animal welfare bill to increase penalties for ...

Partner shelters stepped in to help offset the load, with only about 70 still in the care of the MSPCA and looking for forever homes ...

MSPCA-Angell law enforcement removed 163 of the animals from the home on Feb. 9, 2026, according to a release. The agency said that 60% more rats than the nonprofit adopted out in all of 2025. And not ...

Several new billboards on Interstate 84 in Hartford and West Hartford are sending a not-so-gentile reminder that rat poison kills more than just rats. The series of seven billboards are part of a ...

MSPCA-Angell is seeking homes for dozens of rats following a large surrender at a single property in Essex County.

Pest control firm Rentokil reported a staggering 26 per cent increase in rodent sightings in Northern Ireland , with double-digit spikes in England, the West Midlands, and Scotland as well ...