Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), like most species of rat, are very sociable and cooperate to help each other out Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

A Scottish SPCA Inspector reported, “We received footage from a complainer showing a male, identified as Liam Fair, goading his lurcher type dog Jax to attack a domesticated brown rat.

The answer to the latter, it became clear, was much more than a T-shirt. The brown rat, or Rattus norvegicus, isn't all that different from the average New Yorker. It hates long commutes and loves ...

Liam Fair found himself at the centre of an investigation after authorities were sent footage of him goading lurcher dog Jax into fatally attacking a domesticated brown rat.