00:02Dressed up in her Sunday best, this little mouse is competing in the Queensland rodent
00:07fanciers beauty competition in Brisbane.
00:09We want to see nice bright eyes, we want to see a big, healthy, rangy, athletic body,
00:15we want to see a nice shiny coat.
00:18For the rat and mice enthusiasts, beauty is not just skin deep.
00:21I think they're very cute.
00:22Each furry competitor is also judged on its personality.
00:26Obviously you want them to be nice and friendly, they want to not bite or run away or anything
00:33crazy like that, so handability is a big part of it, obviously you can see it's nice and
00:37floppy and comfortable.
00:38The show runners say they're fighting to improve the bad reputation that rodents have developed.
00:43I think that just comes more from pop culture and stuff and how they're presented in movies,
00:48but they're really just puppies that live in your pocket.
00:50But here at the Queensland Rodent Awards, every rat is beautiful.
00:54Beauty seen by these rat and mice enthusiasts who bond over the common love of their pets.
01:00Rats are great, they've got such beautiful, big personalities, they're so vibrant and so
01:08full of energy.
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