‘It’s heartbreaking.’ Labs are euthanizing thousands of mice in response to coronavirus pandemic

‘It’s heartbreaking.’ Labs are euthanizing thousands of mice in response to coronavirus pandemic

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http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/it-s-heartbreaking-labs-are-euthanizing-thousands-mice-response-coronavirus-pandemic

Mice bred at the Jackson Laboratory

Faced with her lab’s imminent closure, Sunny Shin had already begun to fear she would have to euthanize large numbers of the mice she works on. Then, last Tuesday, the email came from her school’s vice provost of research. “In response to the public health crisis caused by COVID-19,” it read, “mouse/rodent users should cull their colonies as much as possible.”

‘It’s heartbreaking.’ Labs are euthanizing thousands of mice in response to coronavirus pandemic

Mar 23, 2020, 10:13pm UTC
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/it-s-heartbreaking-labs-are-euthanizing-thousands-mice-response-coronavirus-pandemic > Mice bred at the Jackson Laboratory > Faced with her lab’s imminent closure, Sunny Shin had already begun to fear she would have to euthanize large numbers of the mice she works on. Then, last Tuesday, the email came from her school’s vice provost of research. “In response to the public health crisis caused by COVID-19,” it read, “mouse/rodent users should cull their colonies as much as possible.”