Play partner preferences among groups of unfamiliar juvenile male rats

JR Ham, SM Pellis - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Like many mammals, as juveniles, rats engage in play fighting, which in the laboratory is
typically studied in dyads, and consequently, it is the researcher who determines a rat's play …

[PDF][PDF] The goldilocks principle: balancing familiarity and novelty in the selection of play partners in groups of juvenile male rats

JR Ham, SM Pellis - Animal Behavior and …, 2023 - animalbehaviorandcognition.org
Like many mammals, rats frequently engage in play fighting as juveniles, an activity that
influences the development of socio-cognitive skills. Most studies that assess play are based …

Why all healthy laboratory animals should be rehomed, no matter how small

PLP Van Loo, MRE Janssens - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This paper explores why it is ethical to rehome all healthy laboratory
animals after the experiments have finished. We describe our own rehoming experience …

[PDF][PDF] Why All Healthy Laboratory Animals Should Be Rehomed, No Matter How Small. Animals 2023, 13, 2727

PLP Van Loo, MRE Janssens - 2023 - animallawconference.org
This paper explores the ethical imperative of rehoming all healthy animals of sentient
species after experiments have finished or when they have become otherwise redundant …