shelter pets series one: chunk the rat - 10" white siamese rat plush toy stuffed animal - based on real-life adopted pets - benefiting the animal shelters they were adopted from shelter pets chunk is the ratical dude from seattle, wa. he was originally named templeton and was a big fan of going for walks, the seattle music scene, and the chicago white sox. he was adopted in march of 2007 from seattle humane and named chunk.<br><br> after being adopted, chunk quickly became a part of the family by hanging out and cuddling at night, sleeping on his back, and just hanging out wherever his owners were.<br><br> chunk measures 10 inches long and is soft, cuddly, and ready to be a part of any family. for every chunk sold, 10% of net sales will be donated back to the shelter he was adopted from (seattle humane in seattle wa), and you can read more about chunk and see pictures on the official shelter pets website.