Pet rat may help prevent allergies in children

Sally Williams, Western Mail

EXPOSURE to dogs and pet rats early in life may prevent rather than trigger asthma and allergies in children, new research suggests.

Researchers believe that young children could benefit from exposure to domestic rats or dogs fur and minor scratches from the animals could help to build their immune systems.

...having a pet rat is healthy :-)

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