What would summer be without a rat invasion? Only the latest rat invasion goes beyond the typical tales of rats annoying Newbury Street foodies. The rats are now going after our innocent children.

In fact, in the latest rat attack, a 7-year-old girl was being good and throwing away some trash at Clement Morgan Park in Cambridge. She was thanked for not littering when a rat jumped out and sank its teeth into her pinky.*

The rat left the poor kid with an injury that took seven stitches to fix. While we can't use the image, the Cambridge Chronicle included an image of her with her pinky all bandaged up.

For tips on how to avoid these pesky critters, read Bostonist's piece on rat avoidance from last year.

*Allegedly. Yes, the Cambridge Chronicle used "allegedly" to describe rat crime. Bostonist is tempted to say that the rat, uh, doesn't give a rat's ass.