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Friday afternoon’s funny – A lab rat retirement home

Posted by Dr Gary Allen in on June 3, 2022
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The Linked Original Item was Posted On June 3, 2022

A funny cartoon of three disabled rats in a nursing home comparing how badly they were treated.

A funny cartoon of three disabled rats in a nursing home comparing how badly they were treated..Cartoon by Don Mayne www.researchcartoons.com

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Obviously, rather than animals that have been operated on suffer, they are humanely euthanised, but as shown in this Don Mayne cartoon, it is fun to imagine retired lab rats in a nursing home compare the severity of the surgical procedures they endured.

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