Teal Quinn was getting ready for bed one night last week when she noticed a flurry of activity on a subreddit for enthusiastic pet rat owners like her. “Lost or Abandoned Rat in Rock Creek Park!” a ...

A city can have one of two levels of rat. There are cities where rats are glimpsed at night, furtively scurrying into a dark corner or among the train tracks. Then there are cities where the rats are ...

Chicago has spent decades trying to get rid of rats. Traps, poison, you name it. None of it has changed our title as the ...

These words are recited like a refrain whenever someone raises concerns about the use of animals for experimentation, testing or education. Next come assurances that the institution “follows all ...