Feel like dissing instead of kissing your former lover this Valentine’s Day? Think your ex is more like a rat than a prince?

ABC News looks at New York City’s fight against rats as city officials and residents take matters into their own hands, ...

In a recent House subcommittee hearing, findings from a study by the watchdog group White Coat Waste Project were shared.

Rat. Image via Deposit Photos. Animals, especially pests, can make a big commotion and disturb your peace. Tolerating a pet’s mischief and putting up with animals that aren’t your pets are quite ...

More than 10 million in taxpayer funds were reportedly spent on invasive transgender animal experiments involving mice, rats ...

Animal shelters and zoos around the country are encouraging little cathartic avenues for revenge this holiday with a slew of darkly funny fundraisers for those whose Cupid’s arrow missed the ...

If you've ever wanted a little creature to keep you company, Guilford County Animal Services (GCAS) has just the thing for you! The shelter recently came into 68 friendly rats! Don't click away just ...

A House committee will hold a hearing this week scrutinizing whether National Institutes of Health animal research amounts to ...

When it comes to a broken heart, sometimes there’s no better remedy than being incredibly petty. Luckily, zoos have come in ...

(Learn more about how wild animals are adapting to city life in surprisingly savvy ways.) “Coyotes were eating more rats where there were more restaurants in their territory,” she says.

Editor's note: The Chinese zodiac, or "shengxiao," consists of 12 animal signs that mark the years. Each animal represents one year in a repeating 12-year cycle, which is calculated based on the ...

Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities — and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations ...