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WELCOME!
This site will be dedicated to offering humane education about those "little guys" with an emphasis on rat education.
Any opinions, statements, etc... are not necessarily shared by me, or any of the other people contributing to or posting on this site or on the forum.
I am neither a rescue nor a breeder. I simply aim to offer humane education and appropriate small animal care information to the best of my ability. You can find links to rescue organizations and breeders on my links page.
My primary goal is to offer a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves...
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Do you have a rattie that you need to re-home?
Are you having behavioral issues that you need to work out?
Contact me-I may have some options or ideas for you.
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Contact me-I may have some options or ideas for you.
FEATURED FURRY:
Emille
Emille came to me on accident. He was surrendered to the humane society I was working at as an adult. One day he was sitting on my shoulder and as I was speaking to a client, he began licking my face. I rolled my eyes and said "Great. Now I have to adopt you."
From that moment on, Emille was one of the most amazing creatures to bless my life.
He immediately bonded to my alpha male, Bat, and became the "2nd in command".
Emille spent many hours teaching kids about the love and intelligence of rats. He was the peace-maker, and the nurse, often caring for and mediating arguments within the colony.
In the spring, I was forced to move to a place where he couldn't come with me. My good friend took Emille and all of his siblings in until I could find a place that would take them. Emille passed on while he was living there, and I was not able to be present, although I know that he was well cared for and loved in his last moments.
Ruby, my blind and deaf odd-eye, and Ben, my beautiful buff hood went to the bridge last month as well. Ruby changed minds about what was considered a "disability" with every new person he met, and Ben was a gentle loving soul that bonded to and loved everyone and everything. I feel the emptiness of their passing very deeply, and they are missed terribly.
While Ruby and Ben held their own special places in my heart, Emille was a devestating loss for me.
Emille was always welcome sight, and he greeted everyone with kisses and bruxing. Even the strangers he met everytime he went to teach a kids class or the volunteers he trained to handle his kind. Nobody was exempt from Emille's love and kisses. Not even the dog!
This site is, in large part, in existence because of the amazing example and the life led by Emille.
Goodbye, sweet boys. You will be missed, and always loved.
Ruby Ben sitting on my shoulder
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Coming Soon!
I will be adding a page later with great stories of rescue/adoption. They need not be limited to rats- all animals have cool stories- Start sending me yours!
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I have a lot of stuff that I am working on, so be sure to stop by my "odds and ends" page and see what's new, or contact me if you have something you think I should know!!
Just a Rat
Written by Richard A. Biby
From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a rat," or, "that's a lot of money for just a rat."
They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a rat."
Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a rat."
Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a rat," but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a rat," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a rat" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it's "just a rat," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."
"Just a rat" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy.
"Just a rat" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
Because of "just a rat", I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.
So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a rat" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.
"Just a rat" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a rat", but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man or woman."
So the next time you hear the phrase "just a rat" just smile...because they "just don't understand."
________________________________________________________________________Written by Richard A. Biby
From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a rat," or, "that's a lot of money for just a rat."
They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a rat."
Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a rat."
Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a rat," but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a rat," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a rat" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it's "just a rat," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."
"Just a rat" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy.
"Just a rat" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
Because of "just a rat", I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.
So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a rat" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.
"Just a rat" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a rat", but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man or woman."
So the next time you hear the phrase "just a rat" just smile...because they "just don't understand."
