Description

Rats! Meet the grand dame of the rodents. Why do we consider these intelligent little creatures to be pests? What does it mean to even be a pest, anyways? Cricket answers this and more, dishing on rats' superhuman abilities and the Rat Offensive of 1930-1932. Ashton explores the history of animal testing and the Leaping Bunny certification seen on many cosmetics products. Digressions include Congress' questionable definition of an animal and rats learning to drive cars!

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Works Cited

• BETHANY BROOKSHIRE: Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains
• ROBERT SULLIVAN: Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants
• Davey, R. (1995). Henry Spira: A fighter who makes things happen for animals. E MAGAZINE: THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE, 6(5), 10-13.
• The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique.
• Problems with Draize Test

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