To a small and active group of fans, the rat is a pocket pet, a charming companion that acts like a human, is loyal as a dog and cleaner than a cat.
From the ocregister.com
Zelizer tells of an early 20th century husband who got so tired of his wife's pinching coins from his trousers while he slept that he set a small rat trap in his pocket.
From the time.com
A shareholder hero for many years at Rentokil, the rat-catchers, he was later chairman of Farepak, the failed hamper firm that left thousands of savers out of pocket in Christmas 2006.