Did you know: There are no rats in Alberta

In the wild that is. Also it's illegal to have a rat as a pet here.

In fact, Alberta is one of the few places in the world to bravely boast "Rat Free".

So naturally when a dead rat was found in a Calgary community last week, the normal response is to put city officials on "high alert" and the community "under surveillance for two weeks."

Check out the report on the Calgary sun website here.

Ratatouille photo found here.