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Animal Welfar= e:

Lab Rat O.K. as= Pet?

Reader Question:=A0My= lab has 200 rats involved in a long-term study. The technicians have beco= me very attached to one in particular, and have turned "him" into something= of a pet. He has been given a name, and his cage is kept right in our lab= , not in the animal room. He frequently gets stroked and petted, plus he i= s even put into a tiny "leash" and taken for walks around the lab. Is thei= r friendliness to a lab animal to be praised, or should I insist it be disc= ontinued and staff maintain their emotional distance? Are any animal welfa= re regulations being violated? =20 =20

Expert Comments:=A0From = the federal [United States Government] oversight perspective, the PHS = [Public Health Service] Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the= Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and the Animal Welfare A= ct Regulations are silent on this specific point. The decision would rest w= ith the institution and its Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IA= CUC).

Important points the IACUC should conside= r in making its decision include:

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