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Ricky Young, a pest control expert and owner of Young’s Pest Control, recommends five plants that can help “keep rats away”. 1. Peppermint Rats detest the fresh scent of mint, particularly ...

Because of this people are often tempted to set traps or leave poison to stop the rats in their tracks, but this can end up harming other wildlife. Maia Brown was struggling to find a way to keep ...

with one Conservative councillor warning of a “golden decade for rats” during a heated debate in the grand council chamber. Now almost 12 months on, there have been further calls to reject the ...

Cats that went feral are posing an additional threat to the Okinawa spiny rat and other rare and endangered species in the northern part of Okinawa's main island, experts say. Researchers blamed ...

Novak Djokovic's prediction that Alex de Minaur was primed for "great things" at the Australian Open has been vindicated after the local hope came through a tense third round clash on Saturday.

A Queensland snake catcher has issued a plea to cat owners after a python swallowed a "devastated" family's pet which was allowed to roam the neighbourhood. Stuart McKenzie from Sunshine Coast Snake ...

Roughly one in three U.S. households own a cat. But these popular pets are often misunderstood and that can create health and behavior problems. A cat behavior consultant in Sacramento has spent ...

One of those calls did, in fact, include a complaint about what turned out to be mole hills in someone's yard. The association says it's sharing the list to educate British Columbians on what ...

The rest of the radio calls sound like locker room talk, with officers challenging each other over who can run faster or do more push-ups. In a statement, RPD said it “prides itself on adhering ...

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Cars parked on the pavement can pose one of the biggest problems. It's calling on people to keep the pavements as accessible and safe as possible. Stuart Pearce says his life is becoming ...