I suppose this story takes the fact that it's the Year of the Rat a smidge too literally. According to experts, Britain now has a larger rat population than they have human beings living in their country.
It appears as though since they halted weekly bin collecting in favor of fortnightly pickups (that’s every two weeks for those of you who don’t speak middle English) trash has been piling up and a call for recycling has never been more dire.
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Who says you can't teach rodents anything? Apparently rat surfing is one more way people are trying to include their pets in human activities. They're so cute and so badass at the same time.
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For four decades, Columbia has been wrought with war between its government and extremist rebels, leaving dangerous land mines sprinkled over the countryside. But instead of using people or bomb sniffing dogs to locate the mines, Columbia is turning to a much smaller soldier for the job: rats.
For the past few years, rats have been trained in mazes to sniff out dangerous C-4 explosives.
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Sometimes the news is so bad and so removed from your daily experience that the only thing you feel capable of doing is making sure people know. So here it is: after being decimated by Cyclone Nargis this Spring Myanmar is suffering through a protracted natural disaster that the government had 50 years to prevent. 50 years.
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Meet Gregory Pike and his motley menagerie of cutie pies, namely, Booger the dog, Kitty the cat, and Mousey the rat. He swears that they get along because they were raised together, and not through some trick of extreme discipline or drugs or mistreatment. I want to believe!
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Fear not, everyone, I have not lost my mind, nor am I introducing more PetSugar-isms . . . 
You know that "peace on earth, good will toward men" truism that no one follows? Well, these little guys (in descending size) seem to understand it. Take notes, people.
Hooray! Ratatouille comes out on DVD today, and to celebrate I've made a list of some of the most memorable rodents around. Think you know your animated mice and rats?
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While there are times I wish North had more outdoor space to frolic, quite often I'm grateful for my pooch's sheltered city lifestyle. Don't get me wrong, he still takes nice long walks . . .larger.jpg "Paris Says \"Non\"! to Les Rats!")
Eight million rats live in Paris, France. That's about four times the amount of people! Maybe it's the cheese! 
