An Indiana father whose infant child was found nearly eaten alive by rats and disfigured in a pool of blood will spend more ...

Rats and humans have lived together for thousands of years. However, written historical records of rats migrating alongside ...

Two prominent advocates for homeless residents say rats, heat and other problems threaten the hundreds of people sleeping at ...

New York City’s war on rats starts a welcome new offensive with the mandatory organic food waste collection (also called ...

Rats are likely Milwaukeeans least favorite neighbor. It's tricky to know exactly how many rats are scurrying around ...

The Big Apple has an estimated 3 million rodents to contend with, many of which carry disease as they scurry around the ...

Brazilian researchers analyzed behavioral and physiological factors in animals whose mothers received a synthetic substance ...

Oh Rats! New York City residents can easily purchase birth control, such as condoms and the Plan B pill, at local drugstores ...

Residents of a safe camp for the homeless in San Diego, known as "O Lot," have accused the site of having unsanitary ...

The contraceptive pilot zone includes the Upper Manhattan district of Councilmember Shaun Abreu, who chairs the sanitation ...

Male and female pair of rats can result in up to 15,000 rodents within a year. It's hoped contraceptives will help with the issue.

Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. As New York fights a losing war against millions of rats, city officials have greenlit a plan that they hope will cut numbers in a humane fashion.