Aurora & Nova

Posted on October 23, 2017January 24, 2018 by Rachel Shen

Meet adorable sisters, Aurora and Nova. They are estimated to have been born early to mid-August 2017. These girls were originally supposed to become snake food, however, the snake owner had a last minute change of heart and could no longer bear to watch them killed and eaten by her snakes. Thankfully, she reached out to the rescue. Despite everything they have been through, Aurora and Nova are extremely well-socialized. As with ALL babies, they don't really enjoy being held, but they are...

Alvin, Simon & Theodore

Posted on November 8, 2014November 8, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

These three boys are from the the two resulting litters from the Mascouche Breeder. They've just reached six weeks old as of Sept 14, and are now ready to find forever homes. They have lived their entire lives at the rescue and are therefore extremely well socialized and friendly. Alvin, who always stands out, is the handsome tan boy, Simon is the adorable black boy with dumbo ears, and Theodore is black with standard ears. The three of them enjoy getting up to antics just like their namesakes. ...

Grace & Carrie, Clementine & Miuki

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

Grace & Carrie were part of a surrender from Petawawa resulting from an oops litter. Clementine & Miuki were members of the group surrendered by the breeder from Mascouche who had been reported and had to get rid of this animals. After being introduced, these four girls became inseparable - and completely adorable. They have very distinct personalities: Carrie, the agouti, is energetic and adventurous; Grace, the light tan capped, is friendly, but more reserved; Miuki, named for the brush like s...

Harriet & Selma

Posted on September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

Harriet and Selma were rescued from a situation where they were used to produce more rats in Masouche, Quebec. Both girls were timid and scared of hands. However, with the time and love their foster mom has invested in them, both girls slowly but surely came out of their shells. Harriet and Selma are curious and friendly and are quickly learning that humans are quite awesome. They are a tightly bonded pair and have been adopted together into a wonderful young home that will be able to give them ...

Benji & Theo

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

These two boys came to us from the Mascouche Surrender, from a breeder who had been reported and was getting rid of his animals. Both are lovely, active boys who now have a wonderful home with Pixie, their spayed friend from the same surrender and Phlox!

Lola

Posted on September 29, 2014September 30, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

Lola is a darling blue hooded who came to us as part of the Mascouche Surrender. She is remarkably outgoing and oh so loving - she loves just curling up against your side and chilling. She went to spend some time hanging out with a foster mom but then stole the foster mom's heart as if it were a cheerio and ran away with it. Suffice to say, she's staying put and soaking up all the love and affection possible. She's with two other rescued girls and can be caught snuggling away her days.

Stella & Bijou

Posted on September 28, 2014September 29, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

These lovely ladies are from one of the two resulting litters from the Mascouche Breeder. They lived the first six weeks of their lives at the rescue and are extremely playful and cuddly.

Dixie & Anna

Posted on September 28, 2014September 28, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

These two girls came to us from a breeder in Mascouche who had been reported and was getting rid of his animals. Both came pregnant and very unsure about humans, hands, and everything else. In the past month Anna has been spayed; Dixie has given birth to a litter of 6, which she is currently nursing; and both girls have learned that humans can bring love, warmth, and of course treats. Dixie will need to stay at the rescue until her babies have been fully weaned so that they get the best start at...

Icarus & Samos

Posted on September 15, 2014October 19, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

These two boys are from the the two resulting litters from the Mascouche Breeder. They've just reached six weeks old as of Sept 14, and are now ready to find forever homes. They have lived their entire lives at the rescue and are therefore extremely well socialized and friendly. Icarus is the black boy - who is aptly named for the wings between his legs - he has a little bit of webbing on his back legs - and personality: he likes to explore and venture off. Samos is the tan boy and is never too ...

Radar & Oscar

Posted on September 15, 2014September 28, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

Radar, the black boy is from one of the two resulting litters from the Mascouche Breeder. He spent his first six weeks of life at the rescue before finding his forever home. He is extremely well socialized and friendly. Oscar, the tan boy, is from a small group of babies who were just surrendered after their human guardian found homes for the rest of his siblings. He is slightly younger than Radar, but the two get along extremely well.

Minuit

Posted on September 15, 2014September 25, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

This lovely lady is from one of the two resulting litters from the Mascouche Breeder. She lived the first six weeks of her life at the rescue and was extremely playful and cuddly. A gorgeous black and white dumbo, we're so happy she has found a loving forever home that can give her tons of love and cuddles. She will be joining a lovely rat named Bisous who recently lost a cage mate. We're so excited that this adoption ended in happy endings for not one, but two rats!

Cassy & Jezzabell

Posted on September 10, 2014September 28, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

These two darlings came to us from a horrible breeding situation in Mascouche, but you wouldn't know it. Cassy is a firecracker of energy and loves exploring, but will come back for a cuddle to make sure you're still there. Jezzabell is a little shy, but once she feels safe will settle down on your chest for cuddles and love. Both girls are an estimated 4 month old as of August 2014. These two gorgeous girls were adopted and are off to their new home in Kingston with Ashley! We're super thrilled...

Shenzi, Banzai & Ed

Posted on September 8, 2014September 28, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

These three snuggly boys are 3 of the babies from the Mouscouche breeder rescue litters. They're precocious and adorable and we are so ecstatic that they found a new, loving, home together. We can't wait to see pictures of them growing up!

Wilma

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

Wilma was a sweet old girl who was part of the Mascouche breeder surrender. She was aged and came to the rescue with a large tumour and a respiratory infection. Despite rounds of antibiotics (she was too ill to undergo surgery to have the tumour removed), she eventually passed away and joined so many other friends across the rainbow bridge. We are happy, however, that in her last weeks of life she was able to know so much love and care.

Angel

Posted on September 8, 2014September 8, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

Angel was part of the Masouche breeder rescue. Extremely timid and afraid of hands at first, with lots of time, patience, and love from her adoptive mother, Karen, she has begun to come out of her shell and start to soak in all the love that's being showered on her. She is now living with 4 other rats and is doing extremely well.

Mascouche Surrender

Posted on August 21, 2014October 19, 2014 by Kaitlynne-Rae

On July 25th, 2014, OPRATs was contacted about 22 rats at risk of being killed by a breeder in Mascouche, near Montreal, who had been reported by local authorities and was being ordered to stop all breeding. We had until July 27th to get those rats out, otherwise, they would be used as feeders. Now, with most of them safely in Ottawa, we have found out that the majority of the females are in fact, pregnant. With no vets in Ottawa who are willing to spay rats, we have been forced to move these...