Meet SCRAT, Sacramento’s dog team dedicated to hunting down urban rats

It’s one of those hot Sacramento evenings in August where, even after the sun goes down, you’re still sweating. But the dogs don’t seem to care.

Within minutes of starting their hunt, they’ve already sniffed out a group of rats hiding beneath some bushes at Cesar Chavez Park in Downtown Sacramento.

“Creature, here,” shouts Austin Isgitt, one of five people who’ve brought their dogs out tonight. He’s addressing his jagdterrier. “Get it!”…

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