This site serves to educate Albertans and beyond on facts about pet rats, and encourages visitors and rat-lovers to sign a petition to legalize pet rats in Alberta, Canada.
Pet rats are incredibly social, and they will approach humans. Pet rats are loyal to their owners, and have thus become known as "the dog of the rodent world." They can learn many tricks and behaviours, and they will give kisses to their owners, and seek them out. They make fantastic pets for children and adults alike, as they do not run away like most other rodents, but approach humans. They are incredibly curious.
The Alberta government has not bothered to update an uneducated law from the 1950s. According to this law, ALL rats are considered as pest, and thus banned from the province. They consider pet rats (also known as fancy rats) the same as wild rats. Rats are one of the most misunderstood animals. Fancy rats, in fact, are nothing like wild rats. A pet rat is unlikely to survive in the wild. This is due to decades of breeding domesticated rats, like pet cats or dogs. A pet rat would not survive in the wild more likely than your cat or dog. They have been bred to be domesticated for centuries, which means they have been bred to be pets and taken care of.
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The Alberta government has not bothered to update an uneducated law from the 1950s. According to this law, ALL rats are considered as pest, and thus banned from the province. They consider pet rats (also known as fancy rats) the same as wild rats. Rats are one of the most misunderstood animals. Fancy rats, in fact, are nothing like wild rats. A pet rat is unlikely to survive in the wild. This is due to decades of breeding domesticated rats, like pet cats or dogs. A pet rat would not survive in the wild more likely than your cat or dog. They have been bred to be domesticated for centuries, which means they have been bred to be pets and taken care of.
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Continue reading on the petition site or in the article I wrote for the Rat & Mouse Magazine:
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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/436/044/115/legalize-pet-rats-in-alberta-canada/ or bit.ly/LegalizePetRats Thank you to ALL of our fans who have shared this page and the petition. A special thank you to Kara Loyd, whose "Ratvocates" have been the face of this page, the petition, and my cause. Thank you further to Cassidy Heathcote, who has contributed very much to collecting signatures and spreading the word.
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