Rat lover to the rescue
BY DIANE MCCARTNEY. The Wichita Eagle
Claudette Brown is fostering 32 pet rats until they can be adopted by approved homes.
Claudette Brown loves pet rats.She loves the way they wiggle their tiny noses and ears, the way they like to snuggle, the way they enjoy riding on her shoulder."
I think they're sweet," she said.
Brown, who got her first pet rat when she was 12, owns three rats and jumped at the chance to foster 35 more that ended up at the Wichita Animal Shelter after a home eviction.
The three female rats that were picked up by animal control six weeks ago were pregnant and gave birth to a total of 50 babies among them. Twelve died, six went to another foster home, and the rest went to Brown.
She plans to keep the mothers, whom she has named Brianna, Celeste and Dorothy. ("I've named them all," she said. "I'm so goofy.")The rest of the rats -- 13 females and 19 males -- are available for adoption to approved homes through Pals Animal Rescue."
Approved homes" means those that intend to keep the rats as pets, not to feed them to snakes.
TO ADOPT A RAT Pet rats are available for adoption at no charge to approved homes through Pals Animal Rescue. Call 316-990-3647.
...anyone would like to adopt a rat?
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