diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index ea0d679e..a7c08bbc 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ gem "rest-client", "~> 1.6.7"
 
 gem "rails-i18n"
 
+gem 'rack-attack', '~> 2.2.0'
+
 # Needed for the new asset pipeline
 group :assets do
   
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a24e2b7e..431db003 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ GEM
       dye (>= 0.1.1)
       yard (>= 0.6.3)
     rack (1.4.5)
+    rack-attack (2.2.0)
+      rack
     rack-cache (1.2)
       rack (>= 0.4)
     rack-fiber_pool (0.9.2)
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   openneo-auth-signatory (~> 0.1.0)
   parallel (~> 0.5.17)
   patron (~> 0.4.18)
+  rack-attack (~> 2.2.0)
   rack-fiber_pool
   rails (= 3.2.13)
   rails-i18n
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 7c1689c2..80cb0467 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ module OpenneoImpressItems
     config.assets.paths << Rails.root.join('app', 'assets', 'fonts')
     config.assets.precompile << '*.js'
     config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = false
+
+    config.middleware.insert_after ActionDispatch::Flash, Rack::Attack
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/attack.rb b/config/initializers/attack.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e402e99e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/attack.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Rack::Attack.throttle('pets/ip', limit: 10, period: 1.minute) do |req|
+  Rails.logger.debug "Pets hit? #{req.path.inspect} #{req.ip.inspect}"
+  req.ip if req.path.start_with?('/pets/load')
+end
+
+PETS_THROTTLE_MESSAGE = "We've received a lot of pet names from you " +
+                        "recently, so we're giving our servers a break. Try " +
+                        "again in a minute or so. Thanks!"
+
+Rack::Attack.throttled_response = lambda do |env|
+  if env['rack.attack.matched'] == 'pets/ip'
+    req = ActionDispatch::Request.new(env)
+    if req.path.end_with?('.json')
+      [503, {}, [PETS_THROTTLE_MESSAGE]]
+    else
+      flash = req.flash
+      flash[:warning] = PETS_THROTTLE_MESSAGE
+      [302, {"Location" => "/"}, [PETS_THROTTLE_MESSAGE]]
+    end
+  else
+    [503, {}, ["Retry later"]]
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/vendor/cache/rack-attack-2.2.0.gem b/vendor/cache/rack-attack-2.2.0.gem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ed7f14e
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