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Summary: Lab rats may lead happier lives than wild rats, but critics believe no one is ever going to know until the Canadian Council on Animal Care does a better job. Today we look at how to regulate the treatment of animals in research labs. Canada has a body with a mandate to protect animals in scientific research, but is it protecting them?