Although Magawa weighed less than three pounds, his impact was monumental. The African giant pouched rat sniffed out more than 100 land mines during his five-year career, saving countless lives. To ...

They’re in a rat race to clean up their city — and have resorted to pill pushing. Washington, DC is trying to crack down on its overpopulation of vermin by giving them birth control. DC Health plans ...

D.C. is using birth control medication to prevent rodent pregnancies in the city’s latest attempt to curb the rising rat population. Ayanna Bennett, the director of D.C. Health, said the hormonal ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — It's that time of year -- spring cleaning! In the District, leaders are rolling out an aggressive approach to repair roads and sidewalks after the brutal winter storms. They're ...

If you spend any time in D.C., you know rats are a problem. "They be in the dumpsters. They be running in groups, like, two, three — a few too many," one man told News4. Another resident said said ...

BOISE, Idaho — A bill aimed at declaring rats a public health nuisance and an emergency in Idaho failed to advance out of the Idaho House, effectively halting the bill. Senate Bill 1271, nicknamed the ...

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Rats can be a nuisance when they invade your home, seeking shelter and food. Aside from inhumane traps, strong scents can be an effective solution to combat minor rat issues in your house. Rats have a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A neurological disease called rat lungworm has been found in wild animals and one zoo animal in San Diego County, ...

Partner shelters stepped in to help offset the load, with only about 70 still in the care of the MSPCA and looking for forever homes MSPCA-Angell MSPCA-Angell took in 163 rats, the organization's ...

You can adopt a rat through the MSPCA-Angell. More than 163 rats were recently rescued from a property in Essex County, MA. The MSPCA-Angell has more than 70 rats in its care at the moment. It's the ...

Exposure to a fungicide induced changes to gene expression in rats that persisted for at least 20 generations. It also increased the chance of offspring developing kidney disease, obesity or ...