> HUMANE SOCIETY TO PROMOTE RATS AS IDEAL PETS, COMPANIONS
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> SAN MATEO - Domestic rats are as clean a cats, as trainable as dogs and
> love
> to be cuddled and stroked by human hands. Yet they are hardly the first
> animal that pops in the average person's head when shopping for a pet.
>
> To promote the positive attributes of domestic rats as pets, the Peninsula
> Humane Society (PHS) is holding a rat information-and-adoption fair for
> families on Sunday.
A great initiative, indeed! :-)
The full acrticle can be read at:
http://insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_2627992
- Tale
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"Oh, rats!"
http://www.martinic.nl/tale/rats/
Joanne - 30 Mar 2005 14:30 GMT
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> "Oh, rats!"
> http://www.martinic.nl/tale/rats/
That's great!! I sure do hope they recommend more than one rat too.

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Trauma - 22 Apr 2005 15:46 GMT
Hmph. I wanna be there.
Stupid ocean.... *fumes*
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Mad-Biker - 31 Mar 2005 16:27 GMT
i always think rodents are perfect pets,
their small, cage animals, cost very little to maintain, they dont need a
yard to run around in, require very little space. im sure i dont have to
convince people on here about the benifits of rodent ownership.
that and im sick of, what pets do you have, i have 2 rats, ew, arg,
my mother wont come to visit me now that i have them, and keeps saying that
only sickos and her clients (child welfair) have pet rats.
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zach - 01 Apr 2005 06:29 GMT
> i always think rodents are perfect pets,
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> my mother wont come to visit me now that i have them, and keeps saying that
> only sickos and her clients (child welfair) have pet rats.
Wow. Your mother should be in a business where she actually respects
the people she works with/for. Even po' white trash ain't stupid enough
that they don't pick up on that attitude.
msjdoolittle - 01 Apr 2005 15:57 GMT
Perhaps the fact your mother stays away is a benifit of rattie
ownership?????
Julia and the Mishief Makers aka The Rat Pack
zach - 01 Apr 2005 23:58 GMT
> Perhaps the fact your mother stays away is a benifit of rattie
> ownership?????
>
> Julia and the Mishief Makers aka The Rat Pack
My mom hasn't visited me in 10 years (she has a house and 7 acres in
the woods, so I visit her), but she loves animals and loves my rats.
She has a few rats of her own, but she says she is not going to get
more since they have such short life spans.
K Doty - 24 Apr 2005 08:23 GMT
Rats can be the nastiest thing around....
Keith Schiffner - 24 Apr 2005 15:00 GMT
> Rats can be the nastiest thing around....
No, but trolls like you smell worse than a pair of
fetid dingos kidney's rotting in a summer sun.
Anyway it's been proven that cats are more filthy
and have nastier habits than rats.