Critter News
MAY 26, 2009
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. Tags: rats animal experimentation laboratories medical research. So I think it's sad to read this.
Reddit Animals
FEBRUARY 10, 2024
Ok so this rat wasn't supposed to be a pet, it was originally snake food however my snake didn't want to eat it after a week and my family and I didn't want to release it in the wild as it'd already been through enough. labored breathing, twitching, crying when moved etc.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 27, 2010
I recently fostered the sweetest little rat and I currently have two mice. And, of course, our old friend, Charles River Laboratories, will be a major supplier of lab rats. While both rats and mice have similarities to humans, rats win out in key areas. Therefore, this Boston Globe article saddens me on both levels.
Critter News
JUNE 4, 2009
The EU's executive Commission last year proposed a range of measures to improve the welfare of the 12 million vertebrate animals used in experiments each year, mostly mice and rats. Tags: europe animal research medical research. Maybe you'll feel some guilt about it. How lucky for you that your "subjects" can't speak.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
The increase was largely due to new EU rules on chemical compounds, which have led to an increase in testing on rats, the inspectors said. More than half the experiments were carried out for academic research and one third of those were for medical research.
Critter News
OCTOBER 24, 2009
I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. However, it involved exposing rats to chemicals at levels that humans are usually not exposed to. Tags: animal experimentation medical ethics mice medical research. In this experiment, scientists tested whether lighting can cause depression.
Critter News
OCTOBER 6, 2009
And let's not forget the required sanctimonious quote from an animal researcher “Our primates are essential partners in medical progress, as are mice, rats, guinea pigs and opossums. Tags: primates medical research. Oh brother.
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