There are some simple checks and changes you can make to prevent a rat problem - and you may be unknowingly 'attracting them' ...

This means securing garbage bins, picking up fallen fruit or nuts from the ground, and making sure your home compost is rodent-proof. By taking these steps, you can keep roof rats out of your yard ...

Suspected human bones, plus 253 rats and other animals both dead and alive, have been removed from "deplorable conditions" inside an Ohio home. A 45-year-old Ohio man who lived in a Canton home ...