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Lawsuit alleges rodent infestation at New Mexico prison

Two former New Mexico inmates have filed a federal lawsuit accusing state prison staff and a food-service contractor of cruelty and negligence for failing to resolve a yearslong rat and mouse infestation at the kitchen in a women's prison.

Fears over children's health as rats run wild near play park in Northern Ireland

A rat infestation has got so bad the rodents have made the local play park unsafe. Over the past few days children using the facility near Drummond Park have come home with concerns.

Blown transformer knocks out power to 3,500 PG&E customers in Santa Rosa for an hour

A squirrel caused the transformer at Brush Creek Road to go down said PG&E spokeswoman Deanna Contreras.

Black rats invading Madrid

Rats climbing in the trees and among the rubbish near the Menendez Pelayo Metro train station in the city. Witnesses suggest that the rodents are black rats which are large (between 20cm and 50cm long) and unafraid of cats, dogs, or even humans.

Mice holes everywhere: The plague threatening our farmers' summer crop

NSW's mouse population has grown to plague proportions not seen since the infestation of 2011, which cost farmers more than $200 million.

Rats cause closure at Cafe Moda, plus Roberto's Taco Shop and El Pollo Mobile on Dirty Dining

Many would consider rats at a restaurant the ultimate health hazard. But Cafe Moda owner Bill Carney says in his case it's not as big a deal as it seems on the health inspection that temporarily shut him down.

Super hungry rats have eaten my sofa' says young mum of three from Milton Keynes

A mum with three children under the age of five has told how a plague of rats has forced her to quit her home.

Use of rat poison could harm other species

Birdwatchers had gathered in Sin Ming Drive to take pictures of two juvenile goshawks with their parents. Many images of the adult goshawks feeding rats to their young have circulated online.

Increased rat population in Somerset says pest controller

RATS are on the rampage, invading.