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