In New York City, nothing says romance like rodents. The Big Apple is chock full of wild things, from party animals to top dogs, but there’s no bigger beast in the city than rats. And now, the vermin is going viral for invading a lovey-dovey display that took place in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday night. … Read more
A new study of lab rats who were given cocaine is shedding new light on the cognition of addiction. Identifying populations vulnerable to substance use disorder is an increasing focus for prevention strategies, yet scientists have long struggled to understand why certain people develop disorders while others do not. The focus of this latest round … Read more
Oh, hell gnaw! As if you need another reason to avoid mice in NYC, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a fungus in city mice that aggravates food allergies. The study authors note that there’s a high prevalence of human asthma in NYC neighborhoods with an abundance of mouse sightings, suggesting that all that … Read more
Disgusted locals are demanding action after their neighbors turned their home into a makeshift dumpster with tons of trash dumped on the driveway. Residents living on Peach Avenue, in Stafford, say their lives are being made a misery by the eyesore mountain of waste along the residential street. Shocking photos show piles of debris stacked … Read more
Forget snakes on a plane — these passengers were panicked by a rodent on an aircraft. Freaked-out fliers spotted what appeared to be a rat running above an overhead bin on a Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas, Texas to Los Angeles, California. A video depicting the furry infiltrator has racked up around two million views … Read more
Aw, rats. The Big Apple is the most rodent-riddled city in America, according to new data that will hardly surprise New Yorkers who notice the pests proliferating in parks, playgrounds and subway stations. Pest control company Terminix ranked the 50 most rodent-infested cities based on what locales use their services most often, with New York … Read more
Rats with a preference for pizza might be out of luck. NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced the city has installed pizza-friendly disposal bins to accommodate the bulky boxes that are a hassle to cram into traditional garbage cans, often leading to leftovers for rodents. The first of six new square bins was installed in … Read more
Turns out, rats don’t like getting hot and heavy. In a wafer-thin silver lining to the unbearably humid, miserable, no good, very bad heat waves that have body-slammed the Baked Apple so far this summer, comes news that these scorching temperatures are wreaking sudden havoc on the reproductive rate of the city’s rat population. Simply … Read more
Could have fooled us. Turns out, New York may not be the most rat-infested place in the United States, according to a report first shared with The Post. According to Yelp — a popular spot for those looking to read customer reviews and book pest control services — it’s an epidemic out there, with nationwide interest … Read more
A Brooklyn dog has taken the city’s rat problem into her own paws. Luna, a 7-year-old, 31-pound Schnauzer-mix, has caught and killed more than 200 of the rodents since early 2023. “She is like the Terminator,” said the dog’s owner, Zachary Henson, a 39-year-old cybersecurity engineer. “She just single-mindedly goes after them.” Luna may look … Read more
Old McDonald’s? McDonald’s has notably produced some seemingly decomposition-defying burgers in the past. However, none compare to a seemingly immortal quarter pounder in Australia that has never shown signs of decay despite being bought nearly three decades ago. Australian pals Casey Dean and Eduards Nits claimed that they ordered the Quarter Pounder with cheese in … Read more
The mystery around how a rat’s foot ended up in a toddler’s mouth has been solved. The saga began on March 22 when a horrified Kiwi mother discovered her young son was chewing on a rat’s foot. He had been served Pak’nSave garlic bread and when she alerted the company, it immediately implemented a nation-wide … Read more
Watch out for this rat pack. Leptospirosis cases are on the rise, and after a health advisory was issued on Friday, New Yorkers are on high alert for the frightening disease that’s carried in rat urine. While a few cases each year are nothing to squeak about, 2023 reported 24 cases — the highest yet. … Read more
An Australian woman was rifling through her underwear drawer when she came across an unsettling and “confronting” sight. Heading off to bed recently, Vicki, a mum from Brisbane, noticed her dogs going “berserk” in the direction of her drawers. She thought nothing of it and headed off to bed. “The next morning she woke up … Read more
Australian shoppers have been left horrified after spotting a woman inside a supermarket with pet rats nestled on each of her shoulders. The pet owner was casually waiting in line at the checkout of a Spudshed grocery store in Ellenbrook during peak shopping time on Tuesday. Despite her nonchalant demeanor, onlookers said they were “shocked” … Read more
A shopper has been left horrified after her daughter discovered a dead mouse at the bottom of a bag of rice. The packet of Woolworths Australian supermarket-brand microwave rice was one of five bought on January 22 and was within its use-by date. Sarah-Jayne Hayward, 46, was preparing dinner with her 25-year-old daughter Claudia, who … Read more
It was a rat race to nowhere. A New York City rat is being compared to “Sisyphus” after it was spotted making a never-ending climb up a descending escalator. A clip of the rat’s futile-seeming ascent has racked up over 2.2 million views on TikTok in just two days. The clip, uploaded Wednesday ago by … Read more
Rats running amok inside a popular McDonald’s are an “almost daily” occurrence, according to disgruntled staff, who claim nothing is being done to curtail the problem. Employees reported the outlet in Hindley Street, Adelaide, to a union but when a representative went to investigate the problem they were turned away by management. Rats are not … Read more
No more Mr. Mice Guy. Mice are some of the dirtiest pests that can infest your home — they carry a variety of disease and organisms, which they spread by leaving behind their feces and urine. As the months get colder, mice often try to seek shelter, warmth and food inside homes. They particularly love NYC. The … Read more
Death, taxes and shoe-sized rodents — all guaranteed to come with life in New York. A Harlem resident went viral during a recent interview when she succinctly put the Big Apple’s rat problem to a scale that can be understood by all Americans. “We’ve had rats the size of Crocs just running up and down … Read more