In a recent airing of “The Doctors” ( http://www.thedoctorstv.com/videolib/init/11189 ), many opinions and unsubstantiated statements were made on National TV. One of the “doctors,” Ms. Ross, stated that rats should be used as nothing, but "food for snakes." Many pet stores, to include the larger chain stores sell rats as pets and will refuse to sell any rodent to someone whose sole intent is to feed them to a reptile. It was also stated that they carry all kinds of diseases and, while there is that possibility, so do all living things to include more “popular” pets such as dogs and cats. It was also stated that rats are dirty, which is completely untrue as pet rats are one of the cleanest animals on the planet including humans. Cat scratch fever and toxoplasmosis are both way more common than RBF. There CDC estimates there are 4.5 million dog bite victims every year, 885,000 serious enough to warrant emergency or other medical intervention and an average of 31 deaths per year ( http://dogbitelaw.com/dog-bite-statistics/all-dog-bite-statistics.html ). There have only been a reported 200 cases of RBF since 2004. We are asking that: 1.) The Doctors give an apology on national television about misrepresenting rats and not having the knowledge to back up their statements. Rats have been domesticated since the early 1900's. 2.) That The Doctors run another episode that will include: veterinarians, doctors educated in infectious disease and, especially, Debbie Ducommun to present true and educated facts about RBF as well as having rats, and rodents in general, as pets. For rat lovers everywhere: please sign this petition, so rats and their human companions can get the apology we deserve. "The Doctors" need to apologize for spreading opinion and falsehoods as factual information.