Authorities removed remains believed to be human, along with 253 rats from a Canton home. The resident of the home was charged with seven felony counts of animal cruelty. Organizations rescued ...

Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Wednesday. Four black rats were confirmed to have ...

Most of the rats that dominate the city's rodent population are the Norway rat, which typically is 7 to 9 inches long.

Rats are consuming drugs that were seized and stored by Houston police and hundreds of cases could be vulnerable to the rodent infestation, officials said. It's an issue that has prompted the ...

“I keep telling everybody — and I think you’re the sixth or seventh reporter I've talked to about this now — we live in an infinity of rats,” Quinn said. “There are rats absolutely ...

But a new group is curious to explore how rats react not to contraceptives or sealed trash bins - but advertising. Five graduate students at VCU Brandcenter in Richmond, Virginia are the ...

CANTON, Ohio (WJW) – A Stark County couple is facing animal cruelty charges after authorities discovered horrific conditions inside their home, which included hundreds of living and dead rats.