If the trap’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’. New York City’s fight against rats has entered the furry beasts’ bedrooms, with the City Council approving a measure to lace rat traps ...

A woman has shared her horror at finding a dead rat in a loaf of bread - but only after eating half of it. Nombulelo Mkumla bought a loaf of whole wheat brown bread from a local shop in South ...

One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and images of dogs hunting rats that could upset some readers. The sound of a rat screaming in the jaws of a terrier is the same sound that a ...

Magistrates who were shown photos of rat droppings at a fish and chip shop said they represented the worst conditions they had ever seen in a takeaway. Mohammed Shabir, owner of Park Fisheries in ...

Despite their pervasiveness, the common brown rats you see scurrying around subway tracks and garbage bags aren’t native to New York. According to a plaque on this monument that popped up in The ...

There’s a new rat czar in town. An otherwise majestic great blue heron was spotted devouring a New York City rat Saturday — a stomach-churning chow-down that a witness described as ...

No one, not even New Yorkers, can be prepared for a showdown between a rat and a blue heron. The majestic bird made Central Park an impromptu restaurant recently, settling in a grassy area to dine ...

A New York bank manager sentenced last week to 9.5 years behind bars for a foiled murder-for-hire scheme against her brother-in-law allegedly told the would-be hitman that "rat poison can do a ...

You can keep rats away from your home or garden using simple natural methods, according to an expert. Mice and rats are more likely to enter your property once the cold weather begins as they will ...

There is probably no other ingredient in the kitchen as versatile as a loaf of bread. When hunger pangs kick in, a slice of bread is most often a favourite choice for a quick indulgence.

Tom Boggioni is a writer, born, raised and living in San Diego — where he attended San Diego State University. Prior to writing for Raw Story, he wrote for FireDogLake, blogged as TBogg, and ...