Kearneysville woman finds home for rats and other pocket pets

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. Michelle Clowe believes even rats deserve a good home.

The Kearneysville, West Virginia woman dedicates her time to finding people to care for domesticated rats, mice, chinchillas and other pocket pets.

Since opening Small Angels Rescue in Frederick, Maryland, three years ago, Clowe has rescued 15-hundred animals.

She considers herself an advocate for the little guy.

And those little guys can be prolific. A recent group of 20 domesticated rats left inside a cage outside a pet store in Tysons Corner, Virginia, quickly turned into 81.

She has already found homes for most of those rats, but is still hoping to place 24 more.

Other animals at her nonprofit, no-kill shelter that are looking for homes include a three-legged guinea pig, dozens of hamsters and a gerbil.

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