From what I heard, they are actually extraordinarily tasty.
Unlike the other rodents in Seattle...
And you can make hats from them
From "Seinfeld"
Ipswitch: Ms. Benes the hat you charged to the company was Sable, this is Neutria.
Elaine: Well, that's a kind of sable.
Ipswitch: No, its a kind of rat.
Elaine: That's a rat hat?
Ipswitch: And a poorly made one, even by rat hat standards.