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There are loads of smart people advocating for alternatives to animal testing.

Easy example from Johns Hopkins: the center for alternatives to animal testing https://caat.jhsph.edu/

But that’s medical research. This is just a hobby project.

It seems completely reasonable to object to using mammals in one’s tech projects, while admitting the value to using animal models to advance medical science.

I don’t have a strong opinion for or against the use of rodents in science, but the tone of your comment was uncalled for, in response to someone simply expressing compassion for a living creature.