The US does not include within its animal welfare laws and regulations the rats, mice and birds who are subjected to research and testing. The federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) was amended in 1970 to ...

I spoke with Zookeeper Deryn Martinez who shared some other fun facts about naked mole rats for Wild Wednesday. Q: Where do naked mole rats live? A: They live underground in the tunnel systems ...

For the eighth consecutive year in a row, Chicago topped Orkin's list of America's most rodent-infested cities. The pest control company releases an annual list of cities with the most rats.

One hawk spent fourth months recovering from eating a poisoned rat at Weymouth's New England Wildlife Center. The New England Wildlife Center released a red-tailed hawk back into the wild four ...

In 1900, the first case of bubonic plague to ever be confirmed in North America was diagnosed in San ... transmitted but had long theorized that rats played a role.

"Be aware that by feeding wild birds or other animals - you may be feeding rats as well." They also advised that all food waste should be put into a food waste caddy and recyclable materials ...

One hawk’s story The New England Wildlife Center released a red-tailed hawk back into the wild four months after it came to them because it ingested a type of rat poison known as an ...