Aponte (right) holds Camamberto out for visitors to pet during the event. A group of people watched three albino rats leap from small baskets into a big cage as other rodents hid in makeshift tunnels ...

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A rat problem in one Pennsylvania township has turned into a homeowner warning about what can happen when trash, debris, and unsanitary outdoor conditions draw pests close to nearby homes. Wendi ...

House Care Pest Control owner Werner Pacheco, 48, has been taking on about an extra 20 jobs per week to try to combat the crisis. Mr Pacheco, who mainly operates in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, told ...

Is Adelaide is the midst of a rat plague? Call-outs have surged 30 per cent as pest controllers warn the crisis could last until spring. Warning: Gross photos House Care Pest Control owner Werner ...

Summer has arrived in earnest and with the UK experiencing successive heatwaves, it signals one thing in particular — peak activity season for rats. These unwelcome visitors become noticeably more ...

An illustration by Cathy Wilcox, a cartoonist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, has been found by the Australian Press Council (APC) to have breached its standards. The cartoon in question ...