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Whether for enrichment purposes or for nesting, rodents take advantage of every opportunity to chew on and destroy unprotected materials such as plastic, fabric and styrofoam 1. Therefore, feeder ...

For an IACUC at a large academic institution, it can be difficult to keep up with all the animal use compliance details such as personnel tracking, training, laboratory inspections and post-approval ...

The lawsuit a Macalester College alumnus filed objecting to the Psychology Department’s use of rodent experiments has been dismissed, though the plaintiff says he plans to refile the case. Dr. Neal ...

Scientists who went shopping recently at an Asian food market got more than they bargained for—a rodent unknown to science was being sold as meat. Discovered in Laos, Southeast Asia, the animal is ...

Now is when deer are most likely to rub the bark off your trees with their antlers. But that's not the only cold-season ...

Is your neighbor's cluttered yard attracting rodents to your home? I asked the experts what to do — without falling out with them.

"It is not uncommon that malfunctioning in watering valves or leaks of water bottles result in the accumulation of water in rodent cages (especially during holidays and on weekends), a circumstance ...