In an attempt to curb the effects of the large flock sizes of pigeons, now identified as "rats with wings," New York City Councilman Simcha Felder announced Monday that a proposal will be submitted calling for a $1000 fine to anyone who is caught feeding the birds. Councilman Felder explained that the proposal was created upon the facts that pigeon droppings contained particular chemicals, specifically ammonia and uric acids, which can corrode city infrastructures, and rust steel structures. The report added extra weight to this statement by furthering that a single pigeon produces an average of 25 pounds of excrement per year.

Jiang Musheng from China's eastern Jiangxi Province was 26 years old when a man from his village recommended him to swallow live frogs as a remedy to his regular back and stomach pains. Initially hesitant, Musheng tried two of them and four decades later he is still eating them, though he has added some rodents to his menu. Now 66, Musheng believes that swallowing live frogs and mice has not only alleviated his pains, he reports feeling stronger and his health has improved according to a report in the Beijing News.

Animal control officers seized 120 pet rats, 25 rabbits, six parakeets, a dog, a quail and a cockatiel from the home of an 81-year-old woman, who was also later brought to the hospital for treatment of what was suspected as animal bites. Authorities had discovered the state of Wanda Langstom's house while looking into a report of alleged unkempt conditions of a home located in suburban Wilmington.

Park rangers at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are discouraging people from leaving religious offerings at the top of Mount Kilauea. They say food is often left and that it attracts rats and cockroaches. An estimated 45 pounds of offerings are left every week.