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Australia's top supplier of lab mice and rats to shut down operations

Australia's leading breeder and supplier of lab mice and rats is preparing to close its doors, leaving researchers scrambling for alternatives.

"I wish to inform you that the Animal Resources Center (ARC) will be winding up  its operations over the next 12-18 months," acting CEO Kirsty Moynihan wrote in an email to customers on 2 July.