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Do rats feel pain?

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Yes, of course rats feel pain. They're mammals, with a sensory system very much like ours. They're even sensitive to each others' pain. read more

If rats didn’t feel pain, we wouldn’t be taking such precautions to ensure that rats in experimental settings are humanely treated. But when you work with rats, you know they do feel pain, they have their own personalities. They are perceptive, somewhat nervous creatures. They are absolutely capable of suffering. read more

It’s also important to note that the rats in the cage didn’t have to experience unbearable physical pain for other rats to help them. In the earlier study in mice researchers caused a lot of excruciating pain. As such, this new study on rats sets a wonderful precedent for future research on sentient and empathic animals. read more

Human beings can be very arrogant, especially when it comes to things that we believe are completely characteristic of us but not of other animals. read more

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