> “It is the tail,” says Laurinda Williams, who breeds rats on Long Island and sells them as pets. “If it weren’t for the tail, everyone would have rats.” > De

> “It is the tail,” says Laurinda Williams, who breeds rats on Long Island and sells them as pets. “If it weren’t for the tail, everyone would have rats.” > Definitely true. Is it, though? ;) There are other rodents with much more pleasant tails, and while I myself had a polecat-ferret when I was a kid, awesome pet, it sure as hell wasn't true everyone had them.