Heard they do in fact eat rat. Truth be told, I would eat a rat before a dog or cat. Never got to know a rat. They eat guineas in South America, but my sister has 14.
I’d go for rat before dog or cat also, just have to make sure it is cooked really well to kill off any parasites & microbes. Every rodent I have eaten was pretty good though. Tree rats are kind of tough but tasty. Rabbits are fantastic. The big swamp rats from South America are supposed to be pretty good, can’t remember their name, the Catholic Church was convinced to designate them as “fish” so they could be eaten on Fridays. I wouldn’t mind trying one, but I tend to like to try different meats.
However after trying coon and bear I have come to the conclusion that mammals that eat meat do not digest well. Both tended to just sit in my stomach for hours and I have no desire to repeat the process. But if you are starved or near starvation for long periods of time I suppose that that feeling would be better than the feeling of hunger.