Celebrities who love rats and think rats are great pets.

It would help create awareness to the public that rats are actually one of the cleanest and least smelly pets.

Nicole Richie said:"Rats make great pets, they're cute and when they nibble on you and crawl on your shoulders, they're fun."

Nicole also adds:"My mother freaks out about my rats and is always trying to make me get rid of them because I am obsessed with them, but I love them and so does Paris."

Nicole Richie gave Paris Hilton a pet rat, named Tori Spelling, for Christmas.

Angelina Jolie, Paris Hilton, Clint Eastwood, Jamie Lee Curtis, Pink are rats owners.

Kim Basinger's eight-year-old daughter, Ireland, also owns a rat named Nibbles.

Historical figures who are big fans of rats include author Beatrix Potter and US President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt who had a male 'piebald' and two kangaroo rats.

Things are certainly looking positive for pet rats.

More celebrities who keep rats.

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