Thanks Revenant.  First let me say, rats are absolutely not my friends and that story is scary considering all the potential health dangers they carry.  I'm guessing for those in Europe/Asia especially, the fact that any rat is resistent is a scary thought given history and all those that died from the plague.  Although scholars have been debating that for some time, it is still widely believed and taught in school. 

And, I hate to say this, if that picture was supposed to scare me, it didn't.  They should not have put a cute picture of a rat (yes, I said cute).  Instead, a picture of one in the context of the story would have been more startling and appropriate.  Actually, I was laughing to myself that all it needed was a beret and then I scrolled down the page to see the picture of the piece of toast wearing one!  For some reason, it reminded me of that Disney movie "Ratatouille" and I've never seen it – just seen that commerical for it over and over and over.  That being said, I don't like rats (even cute ones).

blinddog50:

MQ needs to go back to the UK and find those giant cats they were looking for.

I bought rats, English Hooded Rats, for my children as pets. If MQ cannot find the giant cats, the UK might ship them over here to be sold as pets.  Just think when you have your house sprayed for bugs you do not have to remove them from the room.