Alison GerberRats, mice, snakes, dogs and more rats.
Last week, the Times Free Press had more than enough stories about critters to go ’round.
Stories about animals always do well with readers. They generate lots of feedback, plenty of people read them online — a good way to gauge reader interest — and photos of animals are always big on the “Aww” factor.
Still, some critics say they’re frivolous, that they aren’t real news.
Tell that to the readers who generated huge interest in Chattanooga’s proposed ordinance to allow urban chickens; some even expressed disappointment when it failed.