The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra fish) need new homes.

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Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 ...

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We have done this procedure on >40 male Sprague–Dawley rats (300–500 g; Harlan Sprague Dawley, Indianapolis, IN). The Mayo Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approved the study protocols.