They got this name from their political opponents, who charged that they were willing to burn down the barn to get rid of pro-slavery rats.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

He was afraid of rats. But he did not want to face his own bedroom.

VOA: special.2009.04.04

President Theodore Roosevelt's family had a pony,a sheep,a bird,guinea pigs,dogs,cats,rats and a snake.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

The cow genome is more similar to humans than to mice or rats.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

Non-native animals like rats, cats and mongooses kill flightless birds and raid nests.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

It was a terrible slum -- as such places are called -- where too many are crowded together, where the houses and streets are dirty and full of rats.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

Mice and rats are commonly used to test new medicines.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

And laboratory rats increased at a three-percent rate.

VOA: special.2010.12.21

Some people caught rats and ate them.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

"When the research progresses to a stage when the information coming from mice and rats is not sufficient, we may move up to using monkeys.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

Piglet-sized rats called nutria can gnaw levee tunnels that drain entire rice fields overnight.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17