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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Forward-Answer-4407 on 2025-06-10 19:25:02+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a 10-year-old boy died after contracting “rat-bite fever” from his pet rat which was purchased at Petco. Following a trial, a jury determined that Petco was not liable for the boy’s death and that Petco did enough to warn consumers about the dangers of owing a pet rat.