Feb 18, 2025 · Many people find that domesticated rats, who are descended from wild Norway rats, are affectionate, intelligent, and sociable animals, not that different from dogs. But others fear rats and don’t want them in their buildings, so they resort to cruel methods of controlling rat populations. Rats, like mice, are found throughout North America ...

More than 111 million mice and rats are killed in U.S. laboratories every year. They are abused in everything from toxicology tests (in which they are slowly poisoned to death) to painful burn experiments to psychological experiments that induce …

Jul 9, 2024 · When a clever rat moved into my attic, I didn’t reach for poison or traps or call “pest control.” Here’s how I got them out with compassion and creativity.

These experiments on rats take place each semester in USU’s course titled Advanced Analysis of Behavior (PSY 3400). PETA sent letters to the school in September 2022, July 2023, and August 2023 to demand the replacement of the school’s use of animals in this course with superior, non-animal methods.

Mice and rats are among the most abused animals on the planet. You can help countless small animals right now by completing these urgent PETA Action Alerts.

Rats are smart, curious, and friendly and can be as outgoing and gentle as any person. Rats have poor eyesight but excellent senses of smell, taste, touch, and hearing. Rats are a lot like humans—they can fall in love, will risk their lives to save …

All profits go directly toward supporting PETA’s vital work for animals. Lead the pack by letting everyone know that rats have rights! Mice and rats are complex, unique, social individuals with the capacity to experience a wide range of emotions. They deserve our …

"PETA is calling on Adams to stop villainizing rats for a problem created by humans and to address this issue with respect and understanding." ... The mayor's office said rat sightings reported to ...

Aug 25, 2014 · Studies by Bowling Green State University suggest that when rats play or are playfully tickled, they make chirping sounds that are strikingly similar to human laughter. Rats are also natural students who excel at problem solving.

This colorful and engaging comic book tells the story of Sunshine, a rat who was rescued from a laboratory. Through the comic, students will learn fascinating facts about rats and be introduced to the ethical issues surrounding the use of animals in research in an age-appropriate way.