Experience Guinea Pigs Research Shelters 
Critter News
NOVEMBER 5, 2009
In a brief tour of a particular biotech research company, I was taken to the animal lab. They did not experiment on primates (I asked!), but did experiment on mice and guinea pigs. It reminded me of an adoption poster at the animal shelter. But when I got closer, I read, "Animal research opens minds."
4 The Love Of Animals
AUGUST 30, 2011
On the other hand, kids that don’t get the experience of having a pet early may become afraid of animals, especially if their parents don’t particularly care for animals. I got my first pets, mice and guinea pigs, when I was 8. For these folks, I recommend a nontraditional pet like a rat or a guinea pig.
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