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  • i like the fur coat he's already wearing much better.

  • I LOVE hia little vest :) I need to get my rat a little shirt or somthing lol check out my channel

  • real cute vest!

  • Dude i have one of these and i have two rats but the vest is still to big for them. It was the smallest vest the store had. My rats are still babies so should i wait?

  • CUTENESS xxx

    

  • I define animal abuse as in an action against the animals will (in this case pet rat), something that hurts the animal and in this case there’s no such thing as animal abuse. If Shadow thought wearing the west was painful, he wouldn’t be running around AND for the notice did you see how catsandrats95 immediately took off the west when Shadow felt uncomfortable?? An animal abuser wouldn’t do that, for all you haters out there this person is a real animal LOVER.

  • This is not animal abuse. It's actually quite good for them. Sometimes rats need operations and vets recommend putting a sock with holes in it on them to cover up stitched areas. This is just getting them used to that.. And it looks pretty cute too, if he was bothered about it he would of ripped it off sooner..

  • That's one fine looking vest :L

  • I need to make one of those for mine!

  • I hope the people claiming that rats like wearing clothes are just kidding. No one can be that stupid to believe this shit. On the other hand... Americans.. We are talking about people who dress their cats, give them baths (wtf?) and in some states declaw and even cut their pets vocal cords.

  • People are too quick to scream "animal abuse".. if they're calling things animal abuse when they're clearly not, then how can animal lovers be taken seriously when there really is a problem?

  • @TTBigWinky i couldn't agree with you more!

  • @TTBigWinky

    That's just an excuse of yours not to take animal problems seriously.

    Though to be fair, it is important to discern between the proper treatment of pets, food animals and wild animals; to call the acts depicted in this video an act of abuse would only be valid if a wild rat was involved, not this pet rat.

  • It's adorable 

  • They sell rat vests so you can take your rat for a walk outside :P They even have a bell attached so that you can hear where they are.

  • @Gunnerlove10 yup i have one of those! ... my ratty hates it tho! she always squirms out of it :( im trying to get her used to being around it at least and coax her up to wearing it again lol i know she loves the outdoors.. but i gotta get her to like that vest first! :3

  • Take a pet rat with you in public toilet places and let it visit a person taking a dump.

  • how is that abuse?

  • NO WAY! RATS LIKE CLOTHES? OMG, IM GOING TO GET MY NEW RAT IM GETTING IN 2 WEEKS, IM GOING TO GET HER A PINK SHIRT, WITH FLOWERS, or something. :3 oh my gracious, imagine a rat with those little tan khaki shorts with the pockets on the sides! ohh man, my rat is going to be the coolest rat in town. except yours.. T-T

  • Sooo cute haha i wana make one for my rats :P

  • @kelsijackson16 Me too :) Soooo cute! He probably thinks he's The Dude :)

  • this isnt animal abuse at all! if he had a hat with string that went round his neck pants and a tight tshirt that would be but he is soo cute!!! and that shirt is really loose on him!! cute rattie!!

  • ohh man! So cute! and you could put a video of you feeding your pet, or your pet sleeping, and SOMEONE is going to yell animal abuse. People are dingbats.

  • ooooo i want to get my simon a PINK one!!!

  • Aww looks so cute ^.^ might try and get my 3 rats to wear vests :P

  • THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE XD !!!!!

  • I think you're a great pet owner. Why would people think you'd put a video online of a rat in pain or aggravation? Seriously, people these days :P

  • OMG he is sooo cute, i have 2 rats, i would love to have that vest :D

  • XD Is this the same boy who likes to sit on his bum while he eats?

    :3 The vest isn't bad. He's just trying to step out of it, is all. It's exactly like putting a harness or a collar on a cat. Cats spend the whole time shaking their heads and scratching their necks to get the collars off but that's not animal abuse.

    But I don't agree at all with Levonanureen. Rats can barely see at ALL, they're practically blind. They can't see themselves in a mirror. And clothing is nothing like a blanket. XD

  • Wearing a vest is animal abuse? Really? Are you retarded or something?

    I thought it was a cute video! I want to get ours a type of little harness so we can take them outside when it cools off. Unless allowing our rats out of their cage is animal abuse too!

  • @Dedicednu Peta thinks putting dogs in sweaters is animals abuse. Who cares if they are cold! At least they don't look dumb! -_-

    I agree, it was very cute!

    And Peta can probably find a way to make THAT abusive as well (or lie their way into it, since that's the favorite thing to do)... since just about anything is abusive towards animals to them, besides the fact they kill more dogs/animals then save. Anyways... rant over. Haha

  • @RoscoTheRat

    Thanks for the positive comments. :)

    I'm a big supporter of animal rights and do my best to avoid any companies that endorse animal testing or abuse. I know the difference between right and wrong.... The people on here that say this is abuse are either trolls or just ignorant. *Sigh* -_- If animals don't enjoy something and it's forced onto them, then that's abuse; it's quite obvious that Shadow wasn't suffering with the vest, therefore it shouldn't be classified as such...

  • @catsandrats95 You are welcome. :)

    I'm a huge supporter of animal rights as well. I work in shelters with abused Pit Bull dogs and I'm also a vegetarian. I think Peta is just ridiculous in their 'we save animals" and then victimize others who eat meat, even though I know a lot of people who eat meat that save plenty of lives (more then Peta has). Animal abuse is making an animal torture... not putting a vest on him that he seems to enjoy.

    People are just over dramatic at times, I guess.

  • That's actually pretty cool. I could tell that it was loose and as soon as he had problems with it, you took it off. Our ratties like cheerios too :)

  • my boys (three male rats) are about the same age as your rat in this video, so I could totally relate. They can be so cute when free ranging. Mine tend to just climb on my shoulders and back so it's hard to take any picture of them when they're out. Great pets.

  • Awww too cute !! <3

  • That's adorable! XD I'm getting a rat on the 18th or 19th, I'm so excited!!

  • @LightlyLexi Remember to get two. They are very social animals and it helps with their overall well being. Welcome to the wonderful world of rat parenting :D

  • @mysticalcancer Sadly my stepmom decided I couldn't get two rats (they're too big I suppose to her) and I didn't want to get one and make the other one be all alone, so I got two gerbils instead :D (stepmom allowed me to ^^)

  • @LightlyLexi That works. My mom loves our rats, but my mother-in-law is disturbed by them. To each their own. Enjoy the gerbils :)

  • @mysticalcancer Yes yes :D I am ^^ They're really friendly already. I wonder if they make vests for gerbils! XD

  • That's the blackest rat I've seen!

  • cute :P

  • hahah totally reminded me of the critters from Cinderella :) .. it also looks like some people doesn't know the difference between love/care and abuse. It's not an abusive act to love your pets and like to see them pretty. the vest may be a little discomfortable but it's not hindering him in any way so give it a rest

  • Everything is cruelty to animals these days!

  • ewww those things just peed all over your bed that is disgusting I can only imagine what your house smells like.

  • @patschunkale

    How rude. I prefer not to waste my time disagreeing with you over such a matter I've already had to deal with many times.

    Please just read the description.

  • @patschunkale that is totally out of line

    this is perfectly acceptable as rats love vests!

  • @patschunkale If the rat really didn't care for it he would of taken it off himself (possibly tried to eat it). :/

  • @patschunkale Rats like wearing clothes douchebag.They know wat they look like and females even like playing dress-up.You want to see animal abuse see what circuses do to make the animals behave.Then u can act like a little bitch.Retard.

  • @TheBestDamnThing1999: I agree that rats are smart. A lot smarter than you apparently. What are you, 12? Oh wait, haha, I think you are. Well, that is not an excuse for such stupidity anyway.

  • @Trampadoo Yes I am 12 and obviously much more intelligent than u r.If ur going 2 be a troll then GTFO!!

  • @TheBestDamnThing1999: The only thing obvious here is your severe lack of intelligence, Ms. I Don't Read and believe that animals like to wear and show of cothes. XD Is there no end to American stupidity?

  • @Trampadoo Its been scientifically proven.And is there no end to foreign jealousy?

  • @TheBestDamnThing1999:

    Source please.

    Foreign jealousy? Of what? Condoning mutilation of pets or your through the roof murder and rape rates or your 6-8 higher teen pregnancy, STD infection and drug abuse rates or stuffed prisons, death penalty or the massive censorship of TV and radio or religious crazies interferring with politics or the diregard for for gay rights in most states and for women's rights in states like Utah with other states aiming for similar restriction?

    Nah.

  • @patschunkale

    it is people like you and PETA who harm the animal rights movement by calling everything cruel. if dumbasses like you were not in charge at PETA they could have ended chicken battery egg factories and box raised veal by now. but because you and PETA go overboard anyone who argues for animal rights is lumped in with you lunatics.

  • This is so adoarble : 3 I want a little vest for my rats. Why are people hating? :C He seemed perfectly fine. I remember making little hats for my rats and they didn't like it, so they easily got them off themselves and I never put them on again. Rats are smart, if he in any way was feeling uncomfortable he'd be sitting around trying to get it off.

  • SO precious.

  • Lmao and he loves it

  • Rats look so weird with that long hairless tail.

    Hamsters and squirrels ftw.

  • where did you get it? (Petland or PetSmart?) or something else like pet value

  • @KassidyKitkat

    I got my rats from a privately-owned pet business. You won't be familiar with it.

  • @catsandrats95 nigga you cocky

  • @yaneridi69

    I disagree... Before you judge someone, please get to know that person. Just so you know, I'm shy and lack confidence; however, if I find a statement I strongly disagree with, I will stand up, especially if someone is not considering the impact words can have on people. Rudeness is my pet peeve (speaking of rudeness, please refrain from using profane language on my videos)....

    I don't know why I even bother to reply to these offensive comments. -_-

  • where did you get it? (Petland or PetSmart?)

  • I need to get a vest like that. Sammy first was too small for his vest, and walked right out of it, now he's too big, and he worms his way out of it cuz he feels restricted... so I never put it on him anymore.

  • absolutely adorable my god,he looks like my lil boy squall...i want to get a vest for him now hahahahaha,adorable

  • Cute!

  • instead off the copyright BS on youtube, they should more concerned about hateful and offensive comments . <3 the video btw 

  • Awesome Ratties and fantastic video :) Ignore the morons who make stupid comments...they really should get a life x

  • VERY VERY CUTE *-* NICE :) my sister and i made a santa claus hat for our rats ;)

  • I liked ur video it's cute

  • I love it, he looks like a little rocker :3 ...Keep rockin' shadow!

  • catsandrats95. If anyone says to you this is animal cruelty tell them to call animal welfare and then record the hysterical laughter of the person on the phone when this is reported as cruelty! Cause that's what will happen to all you haters out there! You will be laughed at

  • cute.

  • dude i have a rat they is awesome!

  • Cute. It is kind difficult to make clothing to fit a critter that walks on all fours, should have given him a smidgen more room in the back to where he could have held the treats to eat them. Hmmm, maybe a pleat or two or some elastic? Now making underwear for them is even more difficult... LOL

  • That's adorable!!!

    I hope my rat will like clothes

  • HOW the hell is that animal abuse? I agree with BlackRaven. If a rat was in pain or discomfort it woul dbe raising hell and squeaking all over the damn place. The rat was totally fine. I put a 'Woody' vest on my rat it was funny as hell. She never even tried to take it off she was like 'Ok' and I only had it on her for 15 secs. Some people are so stupid and have nothing better to do than be negative about everything.

  • anyone saying this is animal abuse needs to learn about rats if he didn't like it he would've started to yanking and tearing at it from the start hell you would've had one hell of a job geting it on him they look very healthy might i add :) gotta love how they sit apart when they're eating backs to each other =p

  • @BlackRaven1988

    Exactly... If we forced it onto him and recorded him struggling to free himself of it, THAT would've been considered animal abuse. Some people are either attempting to upset me and/or other rat lovers, or are just ignorant. *Sigh*

  • @BlackRaven1988 hurting and kiling animals is abuse not this

  • So adorable! I made a shirt type thing out of fleece for my little female rat Bubbles. But....in the course of 10 minutes, she chewed it off and used it as bedding! xD

  • where do you find clothes for them?

  • GUH!!!!! WANT! My housemates don't like rats(silly people) and all I want are 2 to keep me company when I'm in on my own :( I am making vests for the day i move out!! Huzzah!

  • @peroxidekitty I don't like them but my gf got them anyways, I grow fund of them the only thing that really puts me off them is the Tails..gaaah..But yeah thats probley the only thing bad about a rat imo.

  • @Tilyard123456 My mum didn't like their tails until she realised that they use them for balance and stuff. She got one rat-tail moustache and fell head over heels in love. Bless her.

  • ahaha awe mine dislike s his vest

  • Rats actually love wearing clothes. they are one of the few animals (like dolphins) that know what they look like. Animals have no sense of what they are, thus they act odd in a mirror, not knowing its them. Rats and dolphins (and elephants I think) do know, and know the clothes look good on them. ok THAT might be stretching it, but they, in no way, mind clothing. They love being engulfed in fabric all the time (hammocks, tissue etc) so this is in no way abuse. Very nice vest ladies.

  • @Levonanureen

    THANK YOU.

  • @catsandrats95 'Animals love being engulfed in fabric all the time.' Yeah, I'm sure he goes looking for the vest, finds it, and comes running up to you wanting to force him into it all the time, lol. ABUSE!!!!!

  • @deathfalk

    I see you didn't read the description.

    "Please don't leave comments about how this is "animal abuse". I knew what I was doing when I let Shadow wear this vest.... If he didn't want to wear it, this video would be nonexistent. He's fine with it. It didn't harm him in any way. Also, he was 7 months old when I took this video, so it fit him well enough to be loose and comfortable. This video was made for people to see that rats are adorable and amusing pets." Thanks.

  • @catsandrats95 "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mahatma Gandhi Rats are animals too!!!!!!

  • @catsandrats95 "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mahatma Gandhi Rats are people too!!!!!!

  • @deathfalk

    Please stop calling this "abuse". I love animals... In fact, I love them more than people. :\ Also, I believe animal abuse is absolutely horrible... It's even one of the few things I honestly detest. I would NEVER engage in something so cruel.

    I'm sorry if this video offended you, though. :(

  • @Levonanureen I find that hard to believe considering rats can barely see. Not only that, but would they go "Hey, I look good in this!" bearing in mind that vests aren't readily avaliable in the wild.

  • @Levonanureen rats have self recognition? i didnt know that

  • @teedonster2 Thats cuz rats are one of the smartest animals alive.After apes,pigs,and dolphins.And they say animals arent smart : )

  • Make him a pair of pants & a tophat & hes gonna look so cool.

  • He walkes really proud in that vest

  • @reorunner123

    Indeed.

  • Awww thats sweet :)

    I wanna make a vest for my rats now tehe :D

  • shadow looks like my rat Fudge!!! Will be putting videos up of them!!!

  • @Ratsriot4love

    Awww... I'm looking forward to your upcoming videos. :3

  • Cuute ^-^ plus I don't think this is cruel as it was loose and the rat seemed fine with it. If it was a lead it would've been pretty bad (could get tangled up etc) but this wasn't hurting it :D

  • That SO Cute. :) I Was Conviced On Youtube To Get A Pet Rat. I Thought They Were Filthy Like Many. But I Did Lil More Researched and Thought They Were Adorable. :)

  • NOT animal abuse- if people had watched to the end, they would see that the second Shadow appeared uncomfortable, someone took the vest off. Jeez....

    Very cute furkids, by the way!

  • i bet his vest keeps him warm

  • Do you guys have any good tips that I could use to convince my mom to let me get a few rats? PLease! I really want some but she... I don't want to say hate but she is saying NO right now. PLease help!

  • @DragonflyOnBreak I'll tell you whut I did to get mice ^-^ : I did some pet sitting and chores around the house and got enough money to buy everything I needed. I made some toys for them. And eventually my parents (who are actually pretty strict and consistent!) took me out to buy them. Hope this helped :>

  • @DragonflyOnBreak

    My parents didn't want to have rats at first. So I convinced them with videos showing the personality of rats and also proved my responsibility. It was close to my birthday when I told them I wanted rats as a present, so that might have helped as well.

  • @DragonflyOnBreak

    My mother was deathly afraid of rats til I got her to meet one :) she absolutely fell in love with is cuddly personality that's how I won her over now in a few months of reading and preparing I get a pet rat <3

  • ewwwwww they has rats in tere bed

  • If you don't like rats, why watch this video? HAHAHA. :3

  • hahahaha thats priceless xD

  • the rat has a kind of gentleman ^^

  • how is this animal abuse its people abuse because its so cute

  • HOLY SHIT THAT IS SO CUTE!! =D i love it =)

  • Absolutely love it! Want one for my rats aswell! :)

  • where did you get that vest?? i want one for my rat!!

  • @maddyisawesome123

    Please read the description. :)

  • He is soooo cute! I wish I could put clothes on my rats. I had a naked rat my mom told me I needed to clothe XD But he passed away before I could make him some. :/ My rats come tome when I call them quicker than my dog does. Plus they don't poop in their houses like my dumb dog -_- Nor do they chew up their houses....rats FTW!

  • I have a hat for my rats and I don't see any thing wrong with a vest! I think Shadow looked very dashing in it.

  • haha, cute. Putting a harness or vest on a rat isn't bad. It's like putting a collar on a dog. It's comlpetally harmless. I don't use them myself but that's alright. ^.^

  • Sorry you had to put up with some idiot haters on this. Your boys are too cute. :-)

  • Alexander Rybak turned into a rat! xD

  • too cute. =)

  • Is it ok to have two males rats in one cage? Please reply people

  • @NuclearWarNinja

    Of course it is. :o What made you think that it's not?

    You just have to get two young rats at the same time and they'll be fine. Having two or more rats in the same cage helps with socialization and happiness. ^_^ If they're kept apart, they might be a tad bit upset. Rats enjoy having cage mates.

  • Why are so many Youtubers such douche bags? Leave it alone! This situation isn't even yours to judge! Morons...

    In any case, Shadow looks very dapper in his vest.

  • @SuperCoocoocachoo

    I know, right? Most of the people that don't like this video probably say things like that on a lot of other rat videos... It's just annoying. There's nothing wrong with letting a rat be even more handsome. :P

  • @SuperCoocoocachoo say that to hillybillymitch he is a douche bag

  • shadow you so handsome :3

  • You can clearly tell he wants to get out of it.

  • @FL0YD666

    He didn't mind the vest. -_- If you saw the end, the vest was taken off when he actually wanted it off....

  • @catsandrats95 did he tell you he wanted it off?

  • would you like it if someone puts you in a to small vest ?

    think about it you dumbass -_-''

  • @Gagamel234

    Seriously, you're calling me rude names? If you have nothing nice to say, please don't comment. It really bothers me and possibly the other viewers of this video.

    The rats were about seven months old when I took this video. They could fit into the vest. Also, there's nothing wrong with it. It's not animal abuse or anything negative; in fact, I LOVE my pets.

    Anyway, you're calling a 15-year-old straight 'A' honour/AP student unintelligent. NOT COOL.

  • @catsandrats95 Unintelligent people llike to call other people stupid to make them feel smart. Nothing you can do about it except laugh at their handicap helmet.

  • @catsandrats95 haha ur such a dumb bitch shut the fuck up

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  • @hillybillymitch

    So I see you must be a troll. I'm not unintelligent or that rude, profane word you mentioned. If you're only going to say these things, you need to be banned from Youtube... Also, you know nothing about me, so why even comment about that?

    I'm sure you'll have plenty of opposition because of your comments. Oh, and karma may visit because of your rudeness (she is quite the harsh mistress). Sayonara.

  • @catsandrats95 do you know Mitch or no?

  • @hillybillymitch shut the fuck up hillybiilybitch!

  • @Gagamel234 look at 0:49 she took the vest off watch it closely and THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK MORON! she is not a dumbass

  • That was so cute! He looks like something out of a Don Bluth film! :)

  • THIS ISN'T FUN!

  • he's like a rat version of aladdin. I can't wait to get my rat babies this weekend!!!

  • erm just wondering how did you put it on? i just bought one but i cannot put it on them

  • It depends on the sizes of your rats. It was really easy for me to put the vest on Shadow... Also, my rats were about 7 months old when I posted this. :3

  • mine are about that now maybe 8 months, mine just pull their heads back and kick it off with their feet :P is this a harness? like with a lead?

  • aw that vest is so cute! and your rats are absolutely adorable

    :)

  • I'm not sure why SOME people can't be nice. -_-

  • @catsandrats95 also uneducated.

  • @wagit2000 beauty is in the eye of the beholder. All animals can transmit diseases - including other humans

  • @wagit2000 probably because you think they're ugly since pet rats transmit as many diseases as a domestic cat.

  • @wagit2000 Gee like humans don't carry diseases and spread them around?

    Durrhurr

  • Das arme Tier :(

    The poor animal :(

  • @Gagamel234

    If he didnt like it, he would be trying to get it off...

  • @OhDearKatiee He is trying..

  • @FL0YD666

    Okay smart arse tell me his EXACT body language that tells you hes trying to get it off.

  • @OhDearKatiee No problem, the way he left his arms at 0:07, at 0:16 he trying it again, thats no normale movement for a rat. And finally at 0:42.

    Believe me, i've owned dosens of rats for years, he's trying to get it off.

  • @FL0YD666

    Actually it just looks a little awkward on his arm, so hes trying to fix it, like we would. If he wanted it off, he would get it off very easily, rather that lifting him arm a little

  • @OhDearKatiee If that helps you sleep better at night, go ahead and believe that. I know what I see here, I see a rat who is annoyed by this ridiculous 'vest'. It only disables his ability to move around freely.

  • @OhDearKatiee And you REALLY believe he is trying to adjust that vest so it firts better? You REALLY think a rat needs a lil retarted vest to help him get warm. People like you shouldn't be allowed to have pets, sorry.

  • @FL0YD666

    In all honesty, they dont need a vest at all, i would never put a vest on my rats, all im saying is, if he wanted it off, he would be able to get it off very easily, yes it does restrict them which is why i dont agree with them.