Residents on NYC’s rat-infested streets left to deal with rodents emerging from trash cans
Mouse, no more! Residents in the East Village are facing an ongoing battle with aggressive street rats, as they emerge from garbage cans and vie for control over parked cars. This area has seen a dramatic increase in rodent complaints, with 300 filed since January alone. That’s a 37.6% rise compared to last year, even […]
University in Oregon required to pay $400K to PETA for experiment involving rodents consuming large amounts of wine
The Oregon University of Health and Sciences has been ordered to pay $400,000 to animal rights groups after it didn’t comply with requests for public information about a peculiar experiment involving intoxicated rodents. This study involved taking in 15 bottles of wine daily into Prairie Voles habitats and then measuring their behavioral differences. Researchers experimented […]
More rodents are infesting cities as scientists say warmer temperatures mean more rat babies
Washington (AP) -In many world cities, rat invasion seems to be soaring, especially in Washington. New research blame temperature, urbanization, and other human behavior. In the first survey of rat groups and reasons that are difficult to count, we use rat aiming reports in 16 cities around the world. According to a Journal SCIENCE ADVANCES […]
Scientists teaching rats how to drive discover that the rodents have a need for speed
Forget about cheese. This rat needs speed. Scientists teaching rats to drive have discovered that not only can they drive small cars, they actually enjoy it and even get excited by revving the engine. Kelly Lambert, a professor and neuroscientist at the University of Richmond, has been leading the research since 2019, during which time […]