Rabbits, Rodents, Hamsters
and Some Other Small Mammals

 

Another White Meat [Rabbit]
Jo Ellen O'Hara, The Birmingham News, feature — June 2006
Somewhere along the way, rabbit as a food didn't catch on in this country. It is served often in other countries — France, Britain, Australia and many Asian nations...

Mice are Key Tool in Quest for New Drugs
Matt Crenson, USA Today, feature — March 2006
As many as 25 million mice are now used in experiments each year. Where do they come from? From the mouse industry, of course...

Mice on Soy
Jonathan Balcombe, PhD, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, feature — February 2006
The mice in the Colorado study had to endure a harmful genetic manipulation, barren cages (which, incidentally, afford scant opportunities for exercise), and a host of painful and stressful procedures: physical restraint, abdominal injections, removal of ovaries or testicles, surgical implantation of hormone pellets into the neck, and killing...

Mouse Tossed into Fire Sets House Ablaze
Tribune News Services, feature — January 2006
A mouse got its revenge against a [Fort Sumner, new Mexico] homeowner who tried to dispose of it in a pile of burning leaves. The blazing creature ran back to the man's house and set it on fire...

Male Mice Sing When Females Near
Cheryl Wittenaure, Lansing State Journal, feature — November 2005
"It soon became ... apparent that these vocalizations were not random twitterings but songs," said researcher Timothy Holy. "There was a pattern to them. They sounded a lot like bird songs"...

Animal Instincts
Tali Woodward and Brigid Gaffikin, San Francisco Bay Guardian, feature — September 2005
University officials won't let outsiders tour the labs, won't acknowledge where all the animal research facilities are, and has administrators speak on behalf of individual researchers...

She Finds Rats Lovable
Carly Bartkiewicz, SignOnSanDiego, feature — October 2005
Although shelters sometimes will take in rabbits and guinea pigs from people who no longer want them, very rarely are they found new homes. The majority of people looking to own "exotics" look to pet shops...

Bioengineering Mice Piece of Cake
Paul Elias, AP, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, feature — August 2005
He spent 2 1/2 half years engineering mice with muscles that lose connection to their nerve cells. He’s done this by splicing into mice a cancer gene, which creates a protein that "disassembles" the connections...

Hoppin' Mad
Julia Szabo, New York Post, essay — March 2005
Then things turn sick, as the man threatens to butcher, cook and eat Toby unless he receives $50,000 in "donations" by June 30...

Rabbits as Companion Animals — FAQ
Rabbit Haven — 2005
Who should bring a rabbit into their home... providing adequate housing... introducing new rabbits...

About Guinea Pigs
Liberation Now! and Guinea Pigs World — 2005
Their popularity is due to their calm and docile personalities, with just a hint of cheekiness, and the fact that they enjoy the companionship of both people and other animals...

The Laboratory Rat:
A Natural History (video)

Video — 2003
200 generations removed from the wild, several laboratory rats are released into a large outdoor enclosure where they instanly know how to compete, like their wild cousins, for food, shelter and mates...

Maggie and Jack
Carol Lawton, essay — 2003
Life changed instantly for Maggie & Jack. Maggie began eating more and finally started gaining some weight. Jack got more mothering than any baby rat could ever need...

 

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