Animal euthanasia It was proposed that the presence of pentobarbital in dog food may have caused dogs to become less responsive to the drug when being euthanized. However, a 2002 FDA study found no dog or cat DNA in the foods they tested, so it was theorized that the drug found in dog food came from euthanized cattle and horses. Furthermore, the level of the drug found in pet food was safe. Animal euthanasia Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from ; "good death") is the act of putting an animal to death or allowing it to die by withholding extreme medical measures. Reasons for
Laboratory animal allergy combination of measures to eliminate or control allergen exposure, including engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment. The protein product of the mouse "Mup17" gene, known as "Mus m 1", "Ag1" or "MA1", accounts for much of the allergenic properties of mouse urine. Similarly, the product of the rat "Mup13" gene, "Rat n 1", is also a potent human allergen. One study found that two thirds of laboratory workers who had developed asthmatic reactions to animals had antibodies to Rat n 1. Laboratory animal allergy Laboratory animal allergy (LAA) is an occupational disease of laboratory animal technicians and scientists.