Nearly 1,000 Mice Need Homes After Man Surrenders 150 Tubs of Rodents 'Reproducing Uncontrolled'
Mar. 15, 2025Some of the hundreds of mice surrendered to the New Hampshire SPCA.Photo:AP Photo/Charles Krupa
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AP Photo/Charles Krupa
A New Hampshire organization is seeking help agreeing to take in over 150 “filthy” tubs packed with mice.
On Friday, Nov. 15, the New Hampshire SPCA took to Facebook to seek help from community members following the unexpected influx of hundreds of pet mice. The mice were contained in seemingly unwashed tubs and “reproducing uncontrolled,“CBS Newsreported.
The NHSPCA started thepostwith a call to action — “CAN YOU HELP?” — before explaining the organization’s rodent predicament.
New Hampshire SPCA staff and volunteers with the surrendered mice.AP Photo/Charles Krupa
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One of the hundreds of mice surrendered to the New Hampshire SPCA.AP Photo/Charles Krupa
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The NHSPCA shared with PEOPLE on Nov. 18 that it has taken at least 610 mice so far, with another 100 coming in on Monday.
A New Hampshire SPCA employee tending to the surrendered mice.AP Photo/Charles Krupa
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But with the “overwhelming population” — and the “alarming rate” at which mice reproduce — the nonprofit is now searching for adopters and foster homes for its mounting number of mice.
The NHSPCA, which started making the mice available for adoption on Nov. 14, told PEOPLE that 18 mice have found forever homes, and 50 are in foster care. The nonprofit added on social media that it is “seeking loving, compassionate foster families for many of these cuties.”
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One of the mice surrendered to the New Hampshire SPCA on an employee’s back.AP Photo/Charles Krupa
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The nonprofitsaid in a Nov. 14 releasethat the mice are not common field mice but pet mice, sometimes called “fancy mice.”
“Pet mice are typically friendly and curious. They are highly social and prefer to live in groups or, at the very least, in a pair. Pet mice are entertaining and relatively easy to care for,” the release added.
For those who can’t foster but still want to help the mice and NHSPCA, as its staff “navigate this difficult situation,” the nonprofit also needs clean, lidded glass tanks to store the incoming mice.
“We have never seen anything like this. And the longer we wait to get all of the mice out of their terrible living conditions, the greater the likelihood is that the numbers will continue to grow. With a gestation period of just around 20 days, mice can reproduce at an alarming rate,” Savannah Alcero, the director of animal and veterinary services at the NHSPCA, said in a statement.
Those interested in adopting or assisting a mouse from NHSPCA shouldvisit the organization’s website.
source: people.com
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