Lab rats are locked inside a cage with nothing but food and water holders, they are used for humans to professedly "cure" the world, and I haven't seen any demonstration on this topic.
It seems that people have forgotten about rats, and the only thing they care about is big animals such as cows, pigs or endangered animals.
Rats have always been the scientists' favourite to taste their products on because their organism is the most similar to humans. Scientists claim on their favour that these trials are needed to save human lives, especially nowadays that more and more diseases are appearing.
Even though what scientists claim may be truth, it does not give them the right to conduct an experiment with rats, why? They are unable to give their consent. We don't have to damage, hurt and kill innocent animals in name of science, we are not neanderthals anymore, so this practice should stop.
If we know rats are suffering, shouldn't we do something about it? Sure, but if we do that, we will have to come up with a solution to the dilemma: "It's either animal research or quit trying to find cures for diseases".
