TWO fat rats who were put on a diet and sent to the gym after gorging on cheese have been found a new home.

After being handed to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals mid-Worcestershire branch about three months ago, sisters Sugar and Spice were immediately rehomed after they were featured in Saturday's edition of the Worcester News.

We reported how the rats had to be put on a diet of fresh fruit and small pieces of pasta after Sugar struggled to fit through the door to her room.

Both rats were then introduced to a mini gym which included a rat wheel, hanging swings, bridges and a tube system which have helped to slim them down.

RSPCA volunteer Diane Hillier said: "We have had those rats with us for months, one feature in your paper and they got rehomed straight away."