https://www.pitara.com/tags/city-rodents/Recent content in City Rodents on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/rats-race-through-us-cities/Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:05:36 +0000https://www.pitara.com/news-for-kids/world-news/rats-race-through-us-cities/<figure class="w-64 sm:float-right sm:ml-4"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/news-world-179_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/news-world-179_1_hu_1b0f81659811ea69.gif" width="320" height="492" alt="Rats Race through US Cities [Illustration by Shinod A P]" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption> Rats Race through US Cities [Illustration by Shinod A P] </figcaption> </figure> <p>August 7: Even as Americans compete with each other in the &ldquo;rat-race&rdquo; for a good life, the real rats are coming out of the sewage dumps and are literally dancing on the streets. Funny though it might sound, rats have become a menace in many US cities. So much so, that in New York City, a rodent task force has been appointed to tackle the problem.</p>