"How can man expect to be saved by those above him when he cannot respect those below him?" Those animals were put into the care of humans since God created this earth, and they were not intended to be used for our sick pleasure and experiments. They are someONE, not someTHING. Animals meant to be eaten should be eaten, but they should be killed only in the same respect as you'd give another person.

althought i agree with laboratory testing and i am a rat owner, this is disgusting. the teacher deserves to be fined heavily and any peers and students should be investigated and dealt with accordingly. thank you for bringing this to light. i feel i myself may have been too jaded to realize the circumstances these great little things maybe have been subject to in a scientific setting.

This is so wrong. While I realize that that it's natural for snakes to eat rats, that in no way makes it ok to treat them like that. Nothing deserves to be treated like that. Also, children should not be in charge of that, nor should this be encouraged.

That is awful, animals deserve to be treated kindly, feeder or not they don't deserve to die so cruelly.

I can't believe how cruel people can be! I This needs to stop! I have my own pet rat And she is my best friend! I would never Want anything bad to happen to her...

Disgusting! I'm appalled & disturbed. NO animal should be treated this way. Our society has lost sooo much empathy, it's very upsetting. Sometimes, I'm really ashamed to be human. Rats are sentient beings - they can suffer more than just physically. This has to stop!

Help these poor little rats get loving homes!

Rat cruelty must be stopped, what did these poor, helpless creatures ever do to you