Interesting post @agmoore, at the moment I don't see myself eating rats😅, here at home I don't have insect pests, but I do have rats. I have a war of months with these rodents, there are many of them damaging food that by mistake I don't leave in safe places, which has me with some concern about the disease issue. All this rat infestation problem is due to the fact that in the area where I live there are many abandoned houses and they are all together (only the walls separate one house from the other).

On the other hand, it is very interesting what you comment about the training of rats for different purposes, I didn't know that, but I know that they are very intelligent animals. Including these animals in our diet could be a feasible way to control their populations, something similar has been mentioned about grasshopper pests, large swarms of these insects can be used as a source of protein by humans.

Finally, in the conclusion you mention really valid things, as much as we detest certain animals, they are all necessary on this planet. A pleasure to read you again @agmoore, much health and success for this 2024.