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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 21 > Oh, rats!

Oh, rats!

They're nice, they're clean and some say they're even more affectionate than cats

By Anne Aurand / The Bulletin
September 21, 2009

The young Grignon brothers confidently clutch their pet rats in their hands and carry them around their west Bend house. The rodents crawl up their arms and into the curve of their necks. The boys poke one rat's gums back to show off its strange, long front teeth.

For some people, the thought of....

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