Assessing animal welfare impact of fourteen control and dispatch methods for house mouse ( Mus musculus), Norway rat ( Rattus norvegicus) and black rat ( Rattus rattus)

• Published in: Animal Welfare
• Main Authors: De Ruyver, Ciska, Baert, Kristof, Cartuyvels, Emma, Beernaert, Lies AL, Tuyttens, Frank AM, Leirs, Herwig, Moons, Christel PH
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
• Subjects: Norway; Saunders; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/awf.2022.2; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0962728622000021

Abstract Population control of the house mouse ( Mus musculus ), Norway rat ( Rattus norvegicus ) and black rat ( Rattus rattus ) is common practice worldwide. Our objective was to assess the impact on animal welfare of lethal and non-lethal control methods, including three dispatch methods. We used...