 A man who had 1,300 rats removed from his home by animal control officers said that he originally bought several as pets, but that they were "a force of nature" that soon bred out of control.Roger Dier, who was cited for misdemeanor animal cruelty, told The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa, that depression and loneliness kept him from controlling his fast-breeding population of pet rats."I did not set out to do this," he told newspaper. "I do acknowledge irresponsibility and there's a case for laziness, denial, incompetence and just plain foolishness.""It was this force of nature that overwhelmed me," he said.It started four years ago when Dier bought a baby rat to feed his pet Indian python, he told the newspaper. When he saw the creature squeaking for its life, he did not have the heart to let it become a snack, he said....
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