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Every animal, even the smallest rodent, deserves safe anesthesia, say researchers

Recent developments have brought attention to every animal, even the smallest rodent, deserves safe anesthesia, say researchers.

14 September 2026
Every animal, even the smallest rodent, deserves safe anesthesia, say researchers
Every animal, even the smallest rodent, deserves safe anesthesia, say researchers
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Recent developments have brought attention to every animal, even the smallest rodent, deserves safe anesthesia, say researchers.

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Laboratory animals are anesthetized to avoid pain throughout invasive procedures

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Anesthesia is necessary for these animals' welfare, but it is not always without problems: Substandard anesthesia can cause suffering, distort experimental results and force researchers to repeat tests on more animals

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