Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series
Animal Person
JUNE 8, 2009
Part III: Pepper Goes to Washington. Engber mentions that in 1972, the USDA put into place "a special exemption for rats, mice, and birds, allowing scientists to treat them however they saw fit—in cages of any size, in experiments with any degree of pain and suffering. Part V: Me and My Monkey.
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