The Ryder’s Alley Trencher-fed Society (R.A.T.S.) is an eclectic group of residents of New York and New Jersey, bound together only by their devotion to terriers and other breeds of dog that were originally bred to seek and destroy vermin. Most of the two-legged members hold white-collar jobs by day and take to the alleys and garbage heaps only by night. Four legged members include a terrier mix, Border Terriers, Norfolk Terriers and Dachshunds, as each breed was developed to be specialized in rat catching. Most of the dogs have day jobs as well, being show champions, agility competitors or loyal house pets. But late at night, both man and canine become rat catchers.
ABOUT R.A.T.S.
