The Animal Welfare Act 1 currently contains no environmental enrichment provisions for laboratory-reared rats and mice ... that are commonly utilized by the pet trade (Fig. 1).
Researchers should consider stress as a potential variable in studies 7, and environmental enrichment can reduce stress in laboratory rats and mice. Measurable parameters considered to be linked ...
(Cherry) "Suspended tubes can save animals from drowning and, therefore, should be regarded as basic furniture rather than as enrichment items for mouse and rat cages. The added enrichment effect is ...