Kids' Animal Station

For kids who love animals by a kid who loves animals

The Most Misunderstood Animals: The Rat!

As you can imagine from someone who grew up with two pet rats, I spent a LOT of time trying to gently (or not so gently…) educate people that a … Continue reading

May 11, 2023

Fantastic Beasts and How to Love Them – A Study in Strange Animal Companionship

Suited for ages 13+ As many of our readers out there likely know by now, I myself have fallen on multiple occasions in the category of an owner of an … Continue reading

June 7, 2021 · Leave a comment

True or False: The Funky Ferret’s Freaky Fragrance?!

If you’ve been following KidsAnimalStation for a while, you know that I used to be an owner of pet rats, and am a passionate activist of everything related to small … Continue reading

March 20, 2021 · Leave a comment

8 Cool Facts About Rats (Posthumously Starring My Rat, Jones)

I was looking back on some memories on my old rats that I used to have, and I became aware of the fact that, in my almost 5 years running … Continue reading

April 23, 2017