Rats, mice, squirrels, cockroaches, and pigeons are generally characterized as unwanted pests in both metropolitan and suburban settings. They are as hated as they are ubiquitous, inspiring veterinary researchers to create animal birth control to halt their reviled rate of reproduction.
Some designers, however, celebrate and exploit the visceral reaction these pests create. Rats were a crucial component of Banksy's "Crude Oils" exhibition. And Zoo York let branded cockroaches on the loose during a guerrilla campaign.
Artists have even immortalized these pests in creative and beautiful forms. The House of Mouse handmade toys are adorable, and far preferable to their real-life counterparts. And Dan Funderburgh's 'City Paper' wallpaper blends rats, pigeons and fire hydrants into a traditional toile print for a most confusing juxtaposition.
31 Glorifications of Pests
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Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Brooch
Live Insect Jewelry
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Making Gay Rats
Researchers Trying to Prove Orientation is Hormonal
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Eat Cockroach, Get First in Line
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Birth Control For Squirrels
UK Sterilization Plan
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Birth Control Pill For Pigeons
Hollywood Birds on OvoControl P
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Death By Pigeon Poop
Birdie Diapers Might Not Be Far Off
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Suits of Armor For Animals II
Warrior Mice by Jeff de Boer
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Rodents Doing Water Sports
Surfing Rats
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Spying Pigeons
Iran Arrests Two Spy Pigeons
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Using Live Pigeons in Billboards
MSN Live Search 'Hutch' Campaign
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Rats At KFC-Taco Bell, NYC Wreak Havoc For Yum
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Remote Controlled Live Animals
Control the Flight of a Pigeon Using Microelectrodes
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Rodents As Delicacies
Venezuela's Capybara Is Double The Price of Beef
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Mutated Mice Play With Cats
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Branded Cockroaches Infest NYC
Zoo York Guerrilla Campaign
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Pop-Culture Icons as Mice
House of Mouse Handmade Toys
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Bizarre Economical Eats
Cambodians Cook Up Field Rats
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Venice Bans Rice Tossing
Pigeons Kill Tradition
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Criminal Rodents
Vietnam Bans Hamsters
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Rat-Infested Art Exhibits
Banksy's "Crude Oils" Installation
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Fake Insects For Pest Control
Robo-Roaches
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Rat-Infested Wallpaper
'City Park' Makes Fire Hydrants and Rodents Elegant
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Dangling Rodent Lighting
The 'Rattus Norvegicus Rex' Chandelier
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Upgraded Animal Slingshots
The Vertical Squirrel Launcher
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Gross World Records
Man Stuffs 11 Cockroaches in Mouth
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Suburban Free-Range Meat
Squirrels An Ethical Meal?
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Mc Nuts
Rapping Squirrel Promotes Cumbria
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Skydiving Mice
Microsoft Uses Daredevil Rodent to Plug PC Peripherals
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Peru Rat Crisis
State of Emergency Declared as Rats Rage Out of Control
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Mine Detecting Rats
Belgian Charity Apopo trains African Giant Rats
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Giant Plush Activists
The 'Treeless Squirrel' Fights for the Environment
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