On 2019-02-27 4:10 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/27/2019 12:59 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "Bruce"* wrote in message ...
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>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtQFkh1CHlo
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>> Why are they all running and screaming???* It is one very small rat!
>> Did they think it was going to kill them all???
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>> I think that might have been the kid's pet rat which is why he was
>> screaming
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>> That bloke isn't fit to be let out!
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> Of course they ran.* They had no idea it was a pet and rats carry all
> sort of diseases.* The SOB should go to jail for that stunt.

Some people are terrified of rats and mice. My mother would have
freaked. She had qualms about coming into our house when I had pet
(white) rats. If I had been there I probably would have picked him up.
While I was at university I looked after the animals in the psychology
lab. We went through thousands of rats, using them for training and for
neurological studies. We occasionally had more rats that we could
accommodate and I would take some home for pets or give them to friends.
They make great pets. They are smart and very friendly.