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I don’t have a strong opinion for or against the use of rodents in science, but the tone of your comment was uncalled for, in response to someone simply expressing compassion for a living creature.

But that’s medical research. This is just a hobby project.

It seems completely reasonable to object to using mammals in one’s tech projects, while admitting the value to using animal models to advance medical science.

There are loads of smart people advocating for alternatives to animal testing.

Easy example from Johns Hopkins: the center for alternatives to animal testing https://caat.jhsph.edu/