pooltime
Socializing with other dogs, human interaction, and playtime are very important aspects in ensuring a good environment for research dogs. This is Blake taking a dip in his pool after running around the doggie play yard with his playmates.
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Peanut Taking a Break
Peanut is a dog with a naturally-occurring form of muscular dystrophy. He is resting with his research technician after a round of walking across a specially-designed floor plate that measures and records the strength of his muscles to determine whether treatments to reverse the disease are effective.
Immunodeficient mouse with caretaker
Immunodeficient mice, like this one, need specialized care to ensure their health is not compromised. They are important for several research areas including immunology, infectious disease, cancer, and organ transplantation. These particular mice are bred so that they lack a thymus gland, which reduces the number of T…
Twirl
Twirl is a rat within a training colony at a research facility. Her job is to help researchers become comfortable around rats and to ensure that they have the skills to humanely handle rats. Twirl's teacher spends time with her regularly to strengthen the human-animal bond making Twirl's…
Guinea pig with caretaker
Guinea pigs are an excellent model for studying human hearing mechanisms because of the similarities in both outer and inner ear structures. They are especially valuable in cochlear implant research because their cochleae are easily accessible and large enough to implant multiple commercially-available electrodes to aid in gathering…
Show Us YOUR World!
We want to continually grow our website’s inventory of pictures and true stories of the groundbreaking research that saves lives. We invite you to share your knowledge of the animals that are integral to medical progress and become part of CSOW by submitting your images, videos, and stories…
Pig playtime
Pigs are smart, social animals that like to nibble and root. Balls and puzzle toys are provided to engage them in rooting and problem solving opportunities. These caregivers know each of their pigs by name and look forward to spending time with them every day.
