DENVER (CN) - A boy got rat bite fever - a potentially fatal disease - from a "fancy rat" his parents bought him at a PetsMart in Colorado, the family claims in court. Steiner Aiassa-Roberts and his ...

SAN DIEGO - A San Diego family is suing Petco after the death of their 10-year-old son from a bacterial infection they say he contracted from his pet rat. Attorney John Gomez told The Associated Press ...

One of the jurors told reporters that they felt the pet store took multiple steps to warn customers of the possible dangers of owning a rat Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at ...

A jury has found pet retailer Petco not negligent or liable in the case of a 10-year-old boy who died from bacteria carried by his pet rat bought at a San Diego-area Petco store. The verdict was ...

The tragic death from "rat-bite fever" of a 10-year-old San Diego boy highlights the risk carried by the pet rodents, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The San Diego County family of a 10-year-old boy who was killed by rat-bite fever has sued Petco, alleging the company sold them a pet rat infected with the disease. Aidan Pankey, shown in a photo ...

A jury Thursday cleared Petco of selling a rat that killed a 10-year-old boy with rat bite fever, finding no negligence, and awarding no damages to the boy’s family. SAN DIEGO (CN) — A jury Thursday ...