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Rat Behavior and Aggression
Articles listed here cover a variety of viewpoints. Aamanda's Misfits' goal is not to promote a particular philosophy, but rather to provide access to information.

As we work with individual rats and our vet we will post our own findings on this page to add to the research that is being done. More information on how to deal with biting or aggressive rats can be found in our Resources section.
 
   
Eva's Rat FAQ http://goto.glocalnet.net/rat/care/ratbehav.htm  
Brain Mechanisms for Offense, Defense, and Submission
http://www.culture-of-peace.info/bbs/comment11-44.html  
Americans for Medical Advancment AFMA http://www.curedisease.com/Perspectives/vol_3_1991/psych.html
interesting article by a former animal researcher on whether studies on aggression in rats are really studies in rat defenses against human aggression
 
Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine http://www.pcrm.org/issues/Animal_Experimentation_Issues/psych_of_abuse.html
talks a little about the reasons people abuse animals
 
VEIN Veterinary Education and Information Network http://vein.library.usyd.edu.au/links/Essays/2001/mcdonagh.html
aggression and cage cleaning (mice), also some interesting information about cage enrichment
 
RMCA Rat and Mouse Club of America http://www.rmca.org/Articles/aggres.htm
http://www.rmca.org/Articles/aggression.htm
 
Aggressive Male Rats http://www.horns.freeserve.co.uk/ratneuter.htm
aggression in male rats and the effect of physical or chemical neutering
 
Anne's Rat Page http://www.ratbehavior.org/Aggression.htm
lots of excellent information here on rat behavior
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
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