Video Shows Three Massive Rats Running Through Walmart McDonald's in California
Viral video caught three large rats scurrying across the kitchen floor of a McDonald's inside a Walmart Supercenter in Dinuba, California, prompting the restaurant's immediate closure.
A shopper's cellphone video showing three large rats running loose across the kitchen floor of a McDonald's inside a Dinuba, California Walmart Supercenter has gone viral, raising fresh questions about sanitation standards at food-service operations embedded within big-box retail stores.
The footage, shot by a patron identified only as Jesse and aired by ABC 30, shows the long-tailed rodents creeping out from under a counter and moving rapidly across the restaurant's tiled kitchen floor. At one point the three rats appear startled by a noise and retreat deeper into the kitchen, disappearing from view.
Walmart responded after the video circulated. "We are aware of the concern raised and take matters like this very seriously," the company told ABC 30. "Upon being notified, the restaurant was immediately closed, and facility and service partners were engaged on-site to assess the situation and implement appropriate corrective measures."
A Walmart employee told the New York Post that the McDonald's remains closed. It is unclear when the video was originally recorded, as no timestamp or date is attached to the footage in any reporting. No statement from McDonald's corporate or the local franchisee operator has been made public based on available information.
What Walmart's statement does not address is what "appropriate corrective measures" actually involved: whether a licensed pest control company was called, whether Tulare County public health officials were notified, and whether any inspection or citation followed. Those details remain unanswered, and no health department records tied to the incident have surfaced in public reporting.
The Walmart Supercenter in Dinuba houses the McDonald's as a store-within-a-store operation, a common retail arrangement that can complicate accountability when something goes wrong. Questions of who is responsible for shared infrastructure, ventilation, and pest management between a host retailer and a food-service tenant are rarely resolved publicly, and this incident is no exception so far.
The restaurant's closure is confirmed. Whether it reopens, and under what conditions, has not been disclosed.
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