[Southbound]

Would like to call your attention to a very nasty and debilitating disease that affects the population of rats throughout the world. Always fatal, extremely painful, it now has the chance to have a cure, but human volunteers are needed to test the treatments. Seeing your compassion for all creatures, we are submitting your name as a volunteer to save the rats all over the world. No need to thank us. Rats will be forever in your debt. BTW, Reagan also signed an amnesty bill - even he made mistakes, good as he was. Just sayin’........

[at bay]

That amnesty bill was a big mistake. Sorry, no affinity for rats although I did once have a white rat as a pet. Neglected it and it starved to death.

Is it possible to feel badly about a rat? Ask a ten year old how he feels after starving one to death.