Man and his pet rat escorted off MBTA bus after other riders 'felt unsafe'
BOSTON - Transit Police were called to an MBTA bus in Jamaica Plain Thursday evening because a passenger brought a rat on board.
Police said they were alerted to a "disturbance" on the bus in Jackson Square around 5 p.m. That disturbance was a 56-year-old man who had his "pet rat sitting on his shoulder."
"Other riders felt unsafe & exited," Transit Police said in a tweet Friday.
12/1 at approximately 5PM a TPD officer responded to a disturbance on an #MBTA bus at Jackson Sq. A 56 year old male had his pet rat sitting on his shoulder. Other riders felt unsafe&exited. The officer explained the policy re:animals on T. The male/rat had to be escorted off.
— MBTA Transit Police (@MBTATransitPD) December 2, 2022
The officer explained the agency's policy about not allowing animals on the T and escorted the man and his rat off the bus.
No other information about the incident was released.