The Funniest Animal Memes of thee Week (July 12, 2025)

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Jul 12, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Living in New York City, you get exposed to rodents regularly. Before I moved here, I thought this was an exaggeration perpetuated by dramatic NYU freshmen. I thought people talked a lot of talk about seeing a rat once a month and were completely blowing it out of proportion. Now, I have seen the truth, and I see rats scrounging around at night all the time. It's not that I'm a rat hater, but I don't like seeing them on the street, waiting to infest some unsuspecting person's apartment. I've gotten more used to their presence, but seeing their demise can be pretty gruesome. Glue traps are not kind, even to the most docile of creatures.

I'm sorry if I've offended any animal lovers with my words. I know this rat-negative rhetoric is not what you signed up for when you clicked on an article about cute and funny animal memes, and I will not subject you to it any further. On with the memes!