Activists Push to Expand U.S. Rules on Animal Research to Cover Birds, Rats, and Mice

By DENISE K. MAGNER and PAULETTE WALKER CAMPBELL

A group of animal-rights activists has petitioned the Secretary of Agriculture to amend the definition of "animal" under the Animal Welfare Act to include birds, rats, and mice that are used in research.

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