In order to properly celebrate world rat day, we have searched twitter to find some cute rat tweets and we did! #iGotRats is the perfect place for anyone who's looking for some awww photos to start the day with!
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Just when you thought every kid wanted their own puppy or kitten, the truth has come out: Children actually prefer rats, according to a pet ownership survey by RightPet. Via: Simple Most
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GGMR - or Gotta Get More Rats - could be the most curious case of illness seen in quite some time. And no, this isn't something we made up, it's a moniker thought up by people in the rat loving community who are addicted to rats. Chantel Banks, the woman in the video above, maintains a household complete with 19 long tailed rodents otherwise known as rats. When she's not busy "huffing" her pets (a word she uses to describe pressing the rodents against her nose and mouth and deeply inhaling their scent into her lungs) she's studying their personalities in order to cater to their every whim. The crazy pet lifestyle she's living has put quite a burden on her marriage since Chantal has decided to move into a separate apartment away from her husband in order to create space for more rodents. Via: The Ranker
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RATS and cats aren't famous for their strong friendship, however this New York cafe en'tails' peace and harmony between the furry animals. The Brooklyn Cat Cafe located on Atlantic Avenue has recruited two rodents, Emile and Remy, to help care for young orphaned kittens.
Italian Photographer, Rachele Totaro, made a unique session of photos - she captured the facial expressions of test animals the first time ever outside a cage, open air. Those Ex lab rats were saved by La Collina dei Conigli, an Italian charity based near Milan. Priceless!
Photographer Diane Ozdamar just love rats! That's why she decided to break the stereotypes around these furry companions by photo shooting fancy rats that are highly domesticated. With this lovely photos, she hopes to show everyone that rats are social, highly intelligent and even clean. The main idea behind this project was to encourage people to adopt the rats so that they do not feel homeless and get the same care and attention as the other pet animals. Some of the rats you can see in the following gallery are hers, others are rats she has fostered, and some belonged to her friends.
Photographers Jessica Florence and Ellen Van Deelen started to take pictures of their pet rats, right as the were given tiny sized teddy bears. You don't know how cute rats actually are until you see it!
The idea of putting animals in a cafe so you can pet and admire them while you sip your coffee is nothing new. There are cat and even owl cafes. But how does the idea of snuggling up to a rat sound? Not necessarily everyone's cup of coffee.
