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Fun little story, my cousin goes to a veterinary highschool and she had an open house so my grandparents took my little sister and I because we both love animals. While there, I got to hold a rat. That rat was pure white and very clean, I had to wash my hands when I held her. She was a very chill little creature, and honestly if I got the chance to hold her again, I would! I love rats and honestly they have thoughts and feelings just like every other animal. Rats are like little pocket friends and I love them. Pigeons are also really damn smart and creative creatures, I was at a waterpark over the summer and I saw pigeons there for the first time in person (Massachusetts has no pigeons for some reason) They had a really nice nest inside of the crevasse of a waterslide. I will die on a hill for the little city gremlins.
There's a big difference between nice rats in a cage and wild rats chewing through your attic. 
And pigeons are awfully messy. Big splatty poop on everything. >

I have pet rats and they're awesome pets. But they're dirty af, I don't understand the people that say they're clean animals >

rats definitely pee a lot which make them smell bad, but they groom themselves as throughly as cats. >

People in the know, know rats and pigeons are amazing. Seriously. >

I agree. I absolutely love rats, I've had them since I was a kid and still have them today. My girls are litterbox trained so their cage stays clean for a lot longer than my boys. I also give them a waterbowl that I change daily bc i noticed them always cleaning themselves in it. They aren't dirty animals they just live off our trash so they tend to live in the not cleanest areas. I'm pretty sure pigeons aren't even supposed to be wild, they were domesticated back when people were using carrier pigeons. They are very sweet birds as well, they like to sleep on you and enjoy being pet. All birds are on the messy side, so im not sure why they go so much unwarranted hate. They just be chillin >

fr. in school i’ve got a pigeon that visits me every lunch time, and i give it appropriate bird food. its very cute but all my friends are so disgusted by it lmao. like its just a bird >

Too bad they are too shy and hide themselves too much so you can't play with them. That's why i prefer cats and dogs. >

I had pet rats. They're awesome, but a hell of a lot of work. 
When people say they don't like rats they're generally not talking about the kind you have as a pet. 
Wild rats are not an animal you want to see in everyday life. You certainly don't want them in your house/shops. >

I mean if we’re going to get technical, bats are basically rats with wings.  Also hard agree, I love rodents so much!  As a child I was obsessed with all rodents the way most little kids are obsessed with horses or dinosaurs.  They’re so cute! >

Rats are more likely to bite someone than a sparrow, and rats are extremely invasive. Rat bites are more common than a lot of other animal bites. I have pet rats too, and I don't mind people disliking them. But it really pisses me off that people talk about wanting to kill my pet rats right in front of me.