“ugh rats are gross and creepy! i don’t get why some people keep them as pets.”
“assuming rats are gross is inherently wrong, as rats actually spend hours of their day grooming themselves throughly. the amount of time a rat takes to clean themselves rivals cats.”
“also, it is fair to assume that a wild rat has the potential to transmit diseases, but every feral animal has that potential. feral dogs and cats also have a huge chance of carrying diseases, but we view these animals differently because of our bias towards them.”
“i would like to add that fancy rats are different from wild norway rats. while both are the same species, fancy rats have been domesticated by humans for centuries for the purpose of being kept as pets. just because you don’t understand an animal doesn’t mean you should be rude towards people who are compassionate about that animal.”
