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Defending Laboratory Rats

Critter News

Nice article about people who are committed to defending "lab rats" used for medical research. I've worked with rats and I find them charming and intelligent creatures. These are of course the same people that have no problem watching that stupid Ratatouille movie (or however you spell it) and saying how "cute" it is.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

Of course, "That's not to say dogs didn't have their niche in biomedicine. Medical schools, in particular, made ample use of them for education and research in surgery and cardiology." Medical schools, in particular, made ample use of them for education and research in surgery and cardiology."