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I want to trap a mouse that lives in my house and keep it as a pet. Otherwise it takes its chances out in the field. What do you all think?

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I've had mice come in a few years ago and trapped them (gently) and released them in a field far away but afterwards I read that most mice released like this die very soon trying to live wild. Dad has been feeding it cheese so they're tight I think it watches aircrash investigations with him on TV.

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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

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Smaller frogs and toads, mice, bugs, worms, dog food, and carrion, you name it. The rails did indeed come to investigate but came up empty-beaked. Giving in to his innate desire to investigate natural happenings, Cope went to the other side of the feature to shed some light on the situation. Birds too, if they can catch them.

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Birding the Kruger Park (6): Pafuri area part 2

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For some reason, the only version of the old English folk tune “Three Blind Mice” that I know is a reggae version by Max Romeo (I had a weed-smoking, reggae-loving friend at high school). Very likely you know other versions. I am not actually sure whether this is a male or a female.

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Canadian Council Says Mouse Pain Study Was Ethical

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The research in question took place over many years and involved inducing various degrees of pain in mice using methods such as dipping their tails in hot water or injecting them with mustard oil or vinegar. The faces of the mice were then photographed to understand how they express pain. "No From CBC News.

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Welsh Report Shows Increased Animal Research at Cardiff University

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According to a Wales on Sunday investigation, the number of animals used at Cardiff has risen by 13 percent since 2006. In four years it experimented on 157,839 mice, 17,324 rats, 11,096 fish, 1,941 birds, 1,253 guinea pigs, 933 pigeons, 884 frogs, 207 cats, 54 rabbits and 18 tree shrews from the tropics of south-east Asia.

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University of Utah Cited by Dept. of Agriculture

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They received citations for animal welfare infractions, although apparently few of these infractions overlap with PETA claims from an undercover investigation. Tags: animal research utah university of utah undercover investigation PETA. You decide. From the Deseret News.

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PETA Busts University of Utah Research Lab

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An undercover PETA investigator shot hours of footage of alleged mistreatment of animals. Failed to provide minimal enrichment for animals -- companionship for monkeys, balls for pigs, paper towels for mice -- to reduce emotional stress. Tags: universities animal research utah undercover investigation PETA.

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