A happier rat pack: The impacts of tickling pet store rats on human-animal interactions and rat welfare
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2018.02.006
Abstract: Abstract Rats find initial interactions with humans frightening, which can lead to negative affect, and poor welfare. A handling technique called “tickling”, which mimics rat rough-and-tumble play, can be used to reduce these negative effects.… read more here.
Keywords: store rats; pet store; tickled rats; tickling pet ... See more keywords
Antibiotic Testing and Successful Treatment of Hospitalized Patients with Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Campylobacter jejuni Infections Linked to a Pet Store Puppy Outbreak.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2021.04.029
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Most patients with Campylobacter infections do not require antibiotics; however, they are indicated in severe cases. Clinical breakpoints for many antibiotics have not yet been established by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, making… read more here.
Keywords: outbreak strain; pet store; drug; xdr campylobacter ... See more keywords