Ratatouille sparks pet rat craze
A cartoon about a rat who dreams of being a top chef has triggered a trend in the UK to buy the animals as pets.
Rats are usually seen as dirty animals who live in sewers and carry disease, but it seems the film, Ratatouille, is changing all that.
It tells the tale of Remy, a French rat who wants to follow his dream to become a professional chef in Paris.
Since its release in the UK, one big chain of pet shops said sales of rats had gone up by about 50% every week.
A cartoon about a rat who dreams of being a top chef has triggered a trend in the UK to buy the animals as pets.
Rats are usually seen as dirty animals who live in sewers and carry disease, but it seems the film, Ratatouille, is changing all that.
It tells the tale of Remy, a French rat who wants to follow his dream to become a professional chef in Paris.
Since its release in the UK, one big chain of pet shops said sales of rats had gone up by about 50% every week.
From CBBC Newsround
Thursday October 25 2007
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