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40 Times Rats Were Caught Being So Charming, As Seen On This Dedicated “Legalize Rats” Twitter Page
Let's do a little thought experiment - imagine the five most disgusting animals to you. Now let's think about which extremely common animal is most likely to be in the top five for almost every person? That's right - a rat!
Indeed, the global culture for centuries has been very unfair to these fluffy hairballs with nice bare tails. Yes, in the old days, rats carried lethal diseases, but they didn’t do it on purpose! And now let's remember at least some old pieces of art where a rat was portrayed as a good guy! Don't try, you just don't remember!
But in fact, rats are very cute and really smart animals. And there's a wonderful Twitter account called "The Rat Review" which posts memes and images that are meant to glorify rats in the face of humanity.
Today the page has around 52K followers, and we are sure that after the publication of Bored Panda's curated list with its best pictures, there will be even more followers, and the army of rat fans in the world will also grow.
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It is not true that rats abandon their babies almost as soon as they learn to eat and crawl on their own. Mother rats are very caring, and sometimes even carry their offsprings on their backs - especially if they sleep so sweetly. Rats are not in vain used by scientists in their research - they are really very smart and quick-witted.
In fact, rats are quite easy to train, and become true friends for their owners. They especially love it when their fluffy tummies are scratched (however, rats are not alone here - who in this world does not like to have one's tummy scratched?)
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Ephemeral Mochi 4 years ago
I had to look up 'that painting with the finger pointy thing' to make this reference cuz I didn't know what it was called images-87-...d73f7.jpeg 
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*Displayname*=idk 4 years ago
🎶 they see me rollin, they hating, they trying to catch me riding dirty 🎶
Probably the only work in modern popular culture depicting a good rat is the famous Pixar's cartoon 'Ratatouille'. But even here there is room for a really sad fact.
Actually for the truthful display of rotting vegetables and fruits on screen, Pixar studio employees collected a whole garbage heap, which, of course, attracted many live rats. So, after filming 'Ratatouille' the staff ruthlessly called in the deratisation service... Definitely, this Twitter page with cute rat memes should have appeared even earlier.
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Populus tremuloides(they/them) 4 years ago
Despite all that I withstand, I'm still just a rat in a band
Oh yeah, there is another famous rat in popular culture. This is an outstanding martial artist, as well as a connoisseur of the Renaissance art, named Splinter, who became the teacher of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was Splinter, by the way, who gave the turtles their world-famous names.
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Populus tremuloides(they/them) 4 years ago
A bowl of peas in water is a really great way to keep rats cool in the summer (although they can be considered cool all of the time)
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Mary Rose Kent 4 years ago
Great job! It doesn’t look photoshopped, but I’m not sure this is actually possible without it…
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Moo Moo Futch 4 years ago
My mum used to be a cabaret singer on weekends and as a treat on the way home would get a bag of cheese balls (basically round Cheetos). We also had a Ratty called Ben who would hear her come home with the bag and run down his ramp and up to the edge and stand on his hind legs and beg for them. He didn't want to come out of his home, he wanted us to bring them to him so he could select the ones he wanted and stash them in his little hide holes and then snack on them over night. Hearing him shaving one down with his cheesy paws was so cute. I love rats, I just wish they lived longer :(
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We think if you've made it to the very end of this list, you've definitely become a fan of these wonderful rats - even if you're an avid cat lover! Either way, vote for your favorite submissions, and leave comments diRATly below this post!
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Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
If you have rats, here's a really fun thing you can do: get one of those long paper bags they put bottles of booze in, and hang it up inside the cage with a bulldog clip or something like that. In a matter of minutes you'll have zero rats in sight and a bag moving around like it's possessed. It's so funny. And then they get to enjoy tearing the bag to pieces and scurrying back to the nest dragging huge pieces of brown paper in their mouths. 😆
El Dee 4 years ago
Giving them things like this is so important. They are intelligent and social and need stimulation..
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Bobbie Meyers 4 years ago
Yes, boys are big squishy couch potatos. Girls are more active. Both equally loving. Much less stinky than mice.
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Bored Retsuko 4 years ago
If you do get some, don't have one but at least two 😊
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Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
If you have rats, here's a really fun thing you can do: get one of those long paper bags they put bottles of booze in, and hang it up inside the cage with a bulldog clip or something like that. In a matter of minutes you'll have zero rats in sight and a bag moving around like it's possessed. It's so funny. And then they get to enjoy tearing the bag to pieces and scurrying back to the nest dragging huge pieces of brown paper in their mouths. 😆
El Dee 4 years ago
Giving them things like this is so important. They are intelligent and social and need stimulation..
Load More Replies... Bobbie Meyers 4 years ago
Yes, boys are big squishy couch potatos. Girls are more active. Both equally loving. Much less stinky than mice.
Load More Replies... Bored Retsuko 4 years ago
If you do get some, don't have one but at least two 😊
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