Today in Animals: Giant Union Rat Is Now on Wheels


“This has been a helluva week for Philly’s animal population. A turkey in West Philly. A celebrity dog with a cleft palate. Rats in Rittenhouse. And now a giant Johnny Doc-backed rat on wheels, fashioned out of a mini-van for $14,000. The Post Brothers’ Mike Pestronk, a likely target of Rat 2.0, told the Daily News he wasn’t too concerned. “We are used to being threatened with physical violence by guys standing in front of our homes. A new minivan doesn’t sound like it will be a big deal.” [Daily News]