I Just Saw the Worst News Headline Ever.

i'd gas them because i think those rats are inbred and genetically inferior ah too h3ll with being politically correct! kill em all kill all rats

yes chipesterkhan, they were inbreds. all those rats started out from one pregnant rat by what the article said.

yes i suppose so.

yes, that's about the only use i could see for getting one from my point of view.

you are probably right about that

a headline like this would only be found online. i say they were probably just trying to get the attention of snake owners anyway.

any disease those poor creatures have is through neglect, not through being a rat. domestic rats are very safe. they are very clean unless they are neglected. bear in mind we are taking an animal and making them live in an enclosed space. unless we remove their droppings and urine, in time the enclosed space will become unhygienic. rats are naturally inclined to use the same area as a toilet. so it's no effort to scoop out that one area and replace the flooring material we use (I use wooden cat litter pellets, as it's better for their breathing than sawdust) rats clean themselves fastidiously. I rather dislike cats, but had there been a load of neglected cats kept in a house, I'd not have the nastiness towards them you are expressing to these rats. and domestic cats are more a health risk than domestic rats. due to inbreeding, some of these animals may need to be put down, if they won't have a good quality of life, but to put them down when they can go on to have a good life just because they are a rat would be horrible. they are gentle, affectionate, intelligent and fun pets. unless the owner is lazy and neglects them, they are exceptionally clean pets. when these rats are well cared for, there is no more risk of disease than there would be from any other domestic animal. in fact considerable less of a health risk than a cat. (I don't hate them, I just don't entirely "get" them) pet cats are known to carry some diseases that can spread to owners from their droppings. and many cats get on kitchen worktops, where you prepare food. my rats are very clean. as are any well cared for rats. I'd lick a rat. and have done, because it's funny watching them grooming themselves afterwards. I think it's very sad that just because the animals that someone has neglected are animals you don't see the many charms of, you think they should die.

not really when the amount of diseases are factored into the equation.

yeah, i could see that would be the only reason to have a rat.

yeah lots of diseases.

yeah, i'm not interested in having a snake either.

thanks for the response.