Rats get a bad rap and were misidentified with
starting the Black Plague when fleas were the cause.
Rats are seen as pariahs and nuisances, and there
are unquestionably valid reasons for that.
According to an article in Prevention Magazine,
rats spread more than 35 illnesses to humans.
But who among us is perfect, and who among us
hasn’t spread a disease to another human being
and possibly a pet or two?
I see rats as being like humans, just doing what
they do. And what they do is without malicious
intent unlike the malicious intent some humans
harbor.
At least in India rats get some love at the Karni Mata
Temple in India where rats are revered and treated
with devotional love and tender care.
At least some people love rats and have them as
pets.
There’s even a National Fancy Rats Society
where clearly rats get their respect and loving due.
As for me, I have no quarrel with rats and wouldn’t
be surprised if there were angel rats in heaven.
Bob Boyd