How to Tickle a lab Rat (and Why You'd Want To)

How to Tickle a lab Rat (and Why You'd Want To)Top of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1729, Segment 5

Nov 11, 2021 • 17m

If you were wondering, rats love to be tickled. And you can even get a certificate in the art of proper rat tickling from Purdue University. Brianna Gaskill helped create the program while she was a professor at Purdue. She now works as an animal welfare specialist at drug company Novartis. She explains rat tickling training and standards.

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