Last week, I discovered two rat traps in my backyard, close to my neighbor’s fence. They were a strange and disturbing find because I didn’t put them there so whomever did gained access without asking ...

New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents, eyeing contraception and a ban on glue traps as alternatives to poison or a slow, brutal death.

There were 78 rats found living in squalor inside a van and they were moved safely to the San Diego Humane Society Tuesday. The rats were found June 1 in the van's seats, in the dashboard and inside ...